Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Coming Down With Blue Pinky Finger Syndrome

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 I’m sorry to say that I do not have any fond memories of learning to write in elementary school.    Don’t get me wrong – I have memorie...
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Friday, December 23, 2011

Season of Memory, Season of Forgetting

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Most folks probably think that writing about one’s dead grandmother right before Christmas is somewhat maudlin, but please bear with me and ...
Monday, December 12, 2011

What a Piece Of Work Is Man???

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Sometimes, the things you find accidentally/ serendipitously/ unexpectedly, all while looking for other stuff can be a whole lot more fun ...
Friday, December 2, 2011

WASPitude

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Okay, I love this stuff.   Actually, I just finished laughing out loud, which is not something I do very much while I’m reading articles on...
Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Mr. Thoreau, Libraries, and The Importance of Checking Out Sources

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These days, lots of people use snappy quotations in their email signature blocks.   Some use the words of Transcendentalist thinker and pen...
Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Putting a Little Heat in Thanksgiving: Occupy History!

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So, I’m thinking … the traditional Thanksgiving turkey dinner with all the fixins’ is kinda bland.  Not much in the way of gastronomic punch...
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Monday, November 21, 2011

Ruhleben: Germany’s Race-Course/ Concentration Camp for British Subjects in World War One

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Genealogical and historical treasures can pop up online in the strangest places. For example, who would ever think to look on the Harvard L...