Sunday, January 29, 2012

We’re The Government, It’s Our Stuff and We Want It Back! The Issue Of Replevin

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A few days ago, when I wrote about the “secret archive” of Major Thomas Thompson Eckert of the War Department’s Telegraph Office being pu...
Friday, January 27, 2012

The Wired Mr. Lincoln and The Secret Civil War

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One of the treasures of the New York State Library’s collection is Abraham Lincoln’s own handwritten first draft of the Emancipation Proclam...
Thursday, January 19, 2012

When The Good Guys Do The Right Thing, Everyone Comes Out On Top

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Every once in a while, things fall into place and the good guys do the right thing.  Then everybody wins. Yesterday, my copy of The Manu...
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...