Remembering those who were killed, those who survived and those changed forever Oklahoma City Bombing April 19, 1995 . . .
History
The subversive power of political parties
This post first appeared on Pied Type back in February 2011 under the title “The Prescience of George Washington.” With the increasing absurdity of our current presidential campaign, election day still months away, and Washington a hopelessly gridlocked partisan disaster, it seems… Read More ›
A bit of Flatiron history
Some readers might recognize these rock formations as The Flatirons, a Boulder, Colorado, landmark. Symbol of the city, they rise from the foothills just southwest of town and are visible from miles away. (Weather permitting, they can be seen with… Read More ›
Twenty years ago: The Oklahoma City bombing
Remembering those who were killed, those who survived and those changed forever Oklahoma City Bombing April 19, 1995 . . .
The more things change …
One hundred fifty years ago today, on April 14, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth. The president died the following morning, just a week after the end of the Civil War.
In Seattle, the little house that stood
The owner of this Seattle home, Edith Macefield, held her ground and refused to sell out to developers. She lived in the house until her death in 2008 at age 86. Now, with the mortgage in default, the house has been… Read More ›
More on ice chips and horses
An addendum/correction to my earlier post about ice deliveries in the 1940s: I got a note from my older brother last night regarding my recollections about ice deliveries, ice chips, etc. He’s nine years older than I and has a much… Read More ›
