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 »
Category: Recommendations
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 »
Music Break: Beethoven
Nearly four years ago, I made the claim here that a certain piece of music was “The Greatest Piece of Music Ever Written.” Well, I was listening to it again… Read more »
I read a book…
Amazing. After a great year of Pulitzers, I’ve really laid off the reading. I got a couple of history books in, and thought that would be the theme of the… Read more »
I Saw Two Movies
Before COVID, Micha and I used to hit the movies quite often. They were nice opportunities to get out of the house, and many of them were decent. Many weren’t… Read more »
History from Both Sides
I’ve just had the good fortune of reading two books back-to-back in a way to make them both more interesting. Having recently finished Masters of the Air, a book about… Read more »
I don’t remember Daredevil being this good…
I’m not a comic book fan beyond the few memories I might have from my youth when Spiderman was my favorite. Can’t tell you any real backstory beyond the basic… Read more »
Why We Can’t have Nice Things
A recent micro-controversy has poked up its ugly little head in Christian circles. A well-known and much beloved pastor said something with which some sensitive people did not agree, so… Read more »
A Good Russian
I’ve written here a few times about some of the Russians I like, but I don’t think I’ve touched on this one yet. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov was a 19th century Russian… Read more »
“The World’s Greatest Guitarist?”
I’m not a musician by any means. I don’t even listen to a lot of music (compared to some people). Perhaps I’m more discerning though. I love all kind of… Read more »