In case you were wondering where I have been:
I brought my first year in a new school to an end, no great trajedies nor triumphs to share
I put in a new floor in our den, (more in a separate post)
And, I went to San Francisco for a week-long conference
San Francisco (or, “the city,” to use [...]
Doodaddy has tagged me, and now I seem to be (virtually) obligated to list things about myself. The idea is for you, gentle reader (yes, both of you) two comment on which of the following statements is untrue.
1. I am a descendant of Irish railroad workers.
2. My college mascot was a bee, [...]
I was thinking about some homily ideas last night and I remembered a book I had read years ago; Theodore Roosevelt’s Letters to his Children. TR is usually pictured as the larger than life example of all things large, loud and really American. You know; carrying big sticks and hijacking small countries. [...]
Here is a link to the web-page that I maintain for my history students: can’t imagine anyone who doesn’t have to pass my course wanting to look at it, but what the heck. Let me know about all the errors you find.
