To the Future?
I saw a small blurb this morning. Apparently, a group in Wisconsin is holding up plans for building a data center. There’s a lot of that going around the United… Read more »
Category: History
To Our Credit
I grew up with a father who could do everything. Honestly. He and my mother built the house in which I grew up. He rebuilt the home next to it… Read more »
The Forgotten Soldier
It’s been a while since my last book recommendation, but here’s one I think is one of the best. The Forgotten Soldier by Guy Sajer (a pseudonym of Guy Mouminoux)… Read more »
By the Playbook
Another Washington Times piece got me thinking again. The great betrayal: How the CCP humiliates China and blames the world – Washington Times It’s probably lesson one in every politician’s… Read more »
Main Street R.O.K.
I grew up in a small town. I remember reading the population sign saying “2,341” when I left and thinking “2,340.” And we had a pretty decent Main Street. Small… Read more »
Making Things Up
Here’s a story that maybe even my siblings don’t know. One of my earliest memories is of the “Great Root Beer Caper.” Long ago, there was an A&W Root Beer… Read more »
A Couple of Old Guys
I like listening to what I call “throwaway” podcasts. That is, podcasts that’ll put me to sleep within minutes and that I don’t mind what I miss because of it…. Read more »
Why Roosevelt?
When we were all much younger, most of the Fraleigh clan would spend a little time in the American west. The annual vacations were always fun and interesting, and I… Read more »
Tim O’Brien: The Things They Carried
I’ve loved history as long as I can remember. So much so that I got a degree in it many years ago. I’m most fascinated though by 20th Century history… Read more »
C’mon, it’s not that bad…
I had two people come into my office today telling me how brutally hot it was outside. I stayed in most of the day. My office is absolutely frigid, and… Read more »