the blog of nathan loding

It’s a new year, and I’m look­ing at begin­ning this blog anew.  To start things off, I’m going to share a few arti­cles that have peaked my interest.

O.T.I.S.: Fly­ing Mon­keys
“Odd Things I’ve Seen” (O.T.I.S.) is one of my favorite blogs to spend a few min­utes on every few weeks.  It is exactly what it sounds like, and the “Fly­ing Mon­keys” entry is as odd as ever!

10 Fas­ci­nat­ing Last Pic­tures Taken
Whether it the last known pic­ture taken of some­one, or the last pic­ture some­one took before they per­ished them­selves, this list presents one of the more mor­bid and inter­est­ing lists I’ve found in a long time.

Lost Dutchman’s Gold Mine
A lost mine in Arizona’s Super­sti­tion Moun­tains, lined with so much gold that a sin­gle tap of your ham­mer would make you unbe­liev­ably rich.  But is it real?

Duchess of Carnegie, 96, Refuses to Leave Home
Editta Sher­man has lived in Carnegie Hall since 1947, and now she’s begin evicted.  And as it sounds, she’s refus­ing to leave.

Apollo 8 Astro­nauts Remem­ber His­toric Voy­age
An inter­est­ing, though painfully brief, inter­view with the astro­nauts from the Apollo 8 mis­sion (the first men to orbit the moon).