Several decades ago a wise man once said, “Son, knowledge is power”. With that, I grew up listening to the strange, the bizarre, the utterly random historical stories of the world from an intelligent, witty sage. That knowledge was not lost on me over the years. In turn it was nourished like a Kurinji Plant. Well-fed with knowledge, with a family of my own I; in turn, have passed this knowledge to my wife and children. But I am ever thirsting for the obscure, that last bit of knowledge someone forgot to include in the great history books.
And then Rambling Relics was born. A place to share my research through the far reaches of the world, with not only my family, but everyone that may benefit from the knowledge gained through the obscure relics of our past.
How do I chose such bizarre topics? Why by true randomness. I have often found myself with a little free time between the day. Because of this, wiki random has become the bane of my existence, and yet the purpose of this site. If I find a random page that piques my interest I will save it for later. Eventually I’ll sit down and randomly pick from my list to research, absorb and eventually write until you, the reader, have been thoroughly entertained. But with everything in life, so much more happens behind the scenes. Just choosing an amazing topic is only half the battle. Once I have researched, brainstormed and written such articles that tantalize your mind with exotic historical enigma’s; I pass my rough draft to a good friend of mine, Len. Len Kaplan has been my de facto editor, copy editor, idea man, sounding board and everything in between since the first technical article I sent him to review for Linux Journal magazine in 2011.
Jayson Broughton