Fall has finally arrived, and it took a hurricane to bring it in! In any event, the air is cool, and today is Hallowe’en aka The First… Read more “Bonus Chapter; Blessed Samhain !”
A Reputation Impugned
In my last blog entry, I took issue with the White House and the Administration fooling around with the constitutionally established function of the US Post Office.… Read more “A Reputation Impugned”
Enough is Enough
I woke up this morning – August 14, 2020 – and I was upset. After a few minutes, I realized that I was upset because our American… Read more “Enough is Enough”
Standing in My Study III the 70’s and 80’s
An Arthurian Obsession: Last night, Thur. 7/22, TCM aired “Camelot”. It was indeed a trip down memory lane. I decided to watch it again – for the… Read more “Standing in My Study III the 70’s and 80’s”
A July Fourth ?Gumbo?
Talk about clichés! Last week, in one of their regular newsletters, AARP really pulled a good one. They had a page devoted to July 4th recipes from… Read more “A July Fourth ?Gumbo?”
Standing in My Study – 2020/1959 II
OR The Evolution of A Historian Over the past 50 + years the book collection of of a teenager (housed on the headboard shelf of my twin… Read more “Standing in My Study – 2020/1959 II”
ALIENS GOT INTERNET !!!!!!
IN 1956 HOLLYWOOD and Ray Harryhausen gave us a movie which includes a quote that I am surprised no one has ever noted before. Earth vs. the… Read more “ALIENS GOT INTERNET !!!!!!”
Standing in My Study – 2020/1959
Looking around my Study, June 18, 2020 – after living a full, and mostly happy life following my dream of being a historian (1967 – 1985 in… Read more “Standing in My Study – 2020/1959”
Some Words About Will Durant
Reflections During a Plague Year: a segue from Madame Langlois’ Legacy to Book Three, reading historiography to bridge the transition I was introduced to the work of… Read more “Some Words About Will Durant”
Madame Langlois’ Legacy, Preview Chapter
History & Recipes for your enjoyment and edification What follows below are recipes and a later chapter of the upcoming (Summer, 2020) culinary history of eighteenth century… Read more “Madame Langlois’ Legacy, Preview Chapter”
