“It would be so nice if something made sense for a change.” Alice…in Wonderland
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Terrible Tuesday: emphathizing with the Grinch
Not in feeling grinchy about Christmas but about its relentless approach, whether I’m ready or not. “He hadn’t stopped Christmas from coming, it came! Somehow or other… it came just the same.” Oh yeah, I feel that. Time’s-a-wasting links! This made me do a nerdy dance of joy: time capsule opened that was buried in […]
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The tradition of Thanksgiving
Although not an official, perennial holiday until the Civil War, from our settling to our founding and beyond, we have known the importance of setting aside a day of thanksgiving to the God from whom so many blessing flow. It’s a good reminder in whom and from whom our blessings flow. George Washington’s Thanksgiving […]
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Happily celebrating destruction
I was fifteen when the Berlin Wall fell. I remember watching the newscasts. At least I think I remember watching; maybe I’m remembering watching them in school after the event. But I’m pretty sure I watched it on the evening news. Everybody watched the evening news in those days if you can believe that. My […]
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Empty Shelf: An adequate substitute for a good book
This post contains affiliated links. Title: The Guns of August Author: Barbara Tuchman, read by Nadia May What’s It About: Tuchman explores the lead-up to World War I and the first month of the war, up to the First Battle of the Marne. It is one of the most well-known and well-regarded books about The […]
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Empty Shelf Challenge: To the Last Man
This post contains affiliated links. Title: To the Last Man: A Novel of the First World War Author: Jeff Shaara What it’s about: Don’t you just love self-explanatory titles? More specifically, it is a historical fiction novel that follows four men (more or less) from the middle to end of the Great War: General John […]
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I love Constitution Day
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Our resilient anthem
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Fine Arts Friday: (Pre) Renaissance Woman
Despite a rather rocky start, it’s good to be back in the saddle with our routine and our studies and most of all, our fine arts. We’ve been spending a lot of time in the modern world with both our history and our fine arts (since I like to try to line them up if […]
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Learning from history
Today is the 69th anniversary of the bombing of Nagasaki; three days ago marked the anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing. For a lot of people, this is the most horrific event in world history. I understand the impulse– it is horrific that we now harness such massive killing power. It may be because I would […]
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Mixed messages
I’ve become something of a podcast junkie lately, and recently my sister turned me on to Hardcore History. (Thanks, sis!) If you’re at all interested in history, you should check it out. The host, Dan Carlin, says he’s not a historian but a history fan. As such, he puts together shows of varied topics that […]
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