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Jun 16Liked by Bruce Ivar Gudmundsson

...and we no longer build houses with a hearth as the center of the home. Since about the 1980s, houses in America have been built mostly without hearths. It's a significant change and has gone almost unnoticed. Think of it...since before the end of the last Ice Age, the fire was the center of the home. Now it's gone...

...and we wonder why things have gone awry.

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Jun 16Liked by Bruce Ivar Gudmundsson

I love this series.

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I'm delighted that you are enjoying these articles. They say little that is new, but are great fun to write.

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