The winter games in Beijing are likely to be over by the time you read this.  The games originated in Greece millennia ago and coincided with a festival honoring Zeus.  They  were revived in Athens in 1896 with contestants from 12 nations.  World wars prevented holding them in 1916, 1940 and 1944.  The Tokyo 2020 event was postponed a year

By Dr. Stephen Bezruchka January 20, 2022 David Zakus asked me if I would do a blog for the PHW.  I’ve known David from his days in Edmonton at the University of Alberta and follow the Weekly every Thursday.  Some background about me and what I hope to cover, this being my first blog. I was born in Toronto and