Back in the day…
Back in the day, when there were actual people on the other end of the line (line? what’s a line anymore?) when you dialed “O,” you could be fairly certain… Read more »
Category: History
2021 in Review
It was a banner year. It sucked, but maybe that’s why a lot of the things that stuck out, stuck out as they did. A lot happened in the year,… Read more »
There was a time…
I remember when I was quite young hearing stories of my older brother hitchhiking to get around. I’ll have to ask him about that someday. Today one might think it… Read more »
A Little Peace
Some like the bustle of the “big city,” but there’s something to be said for pleasant and quiet. I live just a short bike ride from one of the biggest… Read more »
Democracy with Chinese Characteristics
I am absolutely fascinated by China. I can’t call myself a scholar or expert, but I’ve long been interested in the country, its people, and its way of doing things…. Read more »
Comedy Break: Old, but still so good…
I’ve had this attraction to history for as long as I can remember, so there are a few distinctions about my life that strike me in ways that others may… Read more »
Creative
It’s a chilly morning here on the day after Thanksgiving, and I was reminded of a Thanksgiving day 41 years ago. Not because it was equally cold (actually, it had… Read more »
Death of a Despot
My brush with the notorious Chen Doohwan was not a brush at all. It was more of a swing-and-a-miss. Not that I (or anyone else) could take a literal “swing”… Read more »
The Art of Forgetting
In my recent reflection on the 20th century, I explored a bit of what it was like through some of its literature. That actually wasn’t the low-hanging fruit though, it… Read more »
The Greatest Century, Part I
I don’t know what put me there, but I picked up Jack Kerouac’s On the Road the other day and in listening I’m reminded of just how good the writing… Read more »