Someone emailed me last night asking “What’s up with the ‘NAKED’ title in your videos?” Clearly I’m clothed (thank goodness). Perhaps I should have explained that this little side-project, an unscripted and ultimately fun way for me to share some of our local unknown sites, is a take-off from my favorite TV show The Naked Archeologist.

TNA stars Simcha Jacobovici who according to his bio is: “Fast, funny and irreverent (think Ali G. meets Indiana Jones), Jacobovici asks the questions we all want to know the answers to: Why is it so bad to be called a Philistine? Was Jezebel really that sexy? What do you do when you find a 2,000-year-old palace under your house? And where do you stop for a good falafel when you’re on your way to find the real Mount Sinai?”

Jacobovici's archeological theories in some cases have come under fire from Biblical scholars. As a devout Christian, I am firm in my own theological beliefs, which obviously differ from his. That said, I think a similar approach to his can be taken with history. My ‘angle’ is to introduce others to historical places that are off the beaten path. Millions of tourists come to our area each year and the majority of them have no clue the places I’m covering even exist. Who knows? Maybe someday I’ll get some real equipment and some software. Until then, please enjoy these installments, missteps, mistakes and all. I am literally turning on the camera and improvising. What you see, is exactly what I see, no cuts, no edits, hence the use of the term 'naked.'