The World According to Mitch

In 1625 King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ordered his shipyards to build (among others) a mighty fighting ship called the Vasa. He gave very specific instructions for what he wanted in this ship, how he wanted it outfitted, and made it clear that it should be the mightiest ship on the seas, and it was...

I had two separate conversations with two individuals who have nothing to do with one another over the past few days that has made me remember the old army adage: 'We can hang together, or we will surely hang separately.' Who is allowed to do what? I was chatting with a colleague this afternoon...