Showing posts with label U.S. history. Show all posts
Showing posts with label U.S. history. Show all posts
Sunday, April 6, 2025

Tragedy and Farce: Dealing with President Donald Trump

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In 2005, we gathered up all of our college credits and enrolled to complete our baccalaureate degrees. It is no surprise that academia is po...
Sunday, January 19, 2025

Where are the Augurs?

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Originally, the Romans were seven hilltop villages under Etruscan domination. The nominally Roman deities Minerva, Mercury, and Vulcan were ...
Tuesday, September 8, 2020

Pencil Notes: Reflections on Henry Petroski’s "The Pencil"

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“Yet, perhaps in part because specialization was no doubt as common in ancient times as it is today, the written history of engineering is s...
Sunday, February 17, 2019

World War II Sweetheart Dance (2019)

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We had a great time at the Texas Military Forces Museum Valentine’s dance. This year, we prepared by taking dancing lessons. I signed us up...
Tuesday, November 13, 2018

Veterans Day 2018 on Martha's Vineyard

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Visiting family ahead of the Thanksgiving travel rush, I celebrated Veterans Day on Martha's Vineyard. My first undergraduate school was...
Sunday, June 17, 2018

Rebels: A Well Regulated Militia

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Rebels: A Well Regulated Militia  by Brian Wood is a graphic novel that explores the lives of otherwise ordinary folk caught up in the extr...
Sunday, March 11, 2018

Senator Thomas Hart Benton

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After thirty years as Missouri’s U.S. Senator, Thomas Hart Benton’s fall from power was immediate and complete. His loyalty to his values m...