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Monthly Archives: November 2007
Letters vs. Emails as Primary Sources
One of the books I’m reading for a class, Confederates in the Attic, is a travelogue of sorts, the author roving about in the South, talking to people and trying to learn about the Civil War. One of the women … Continue reading
Happy Turkey Day!
Today is, in America at least, Thanksgiving Day. Being American, I take part in it, even if I don’t buy into all of the reworked history that is spouted about. (More on that down below.) Considering the day, I figured … Continue reading
Battlestar Galactica – Gone Until April
I’m nearly a month behind on this, but I suppose if I could go a month with not knowing, plenty of other Battlestar Galactica fans could do the same. In a nutshell: we’ll be getting Battlestar Galactica: Razor, a 2 … Continue reading
Tanks: A Post Script
I wrote a few weeks ago about misconceptions that people often have about tanks (the armored vehicles). This post is an addition or post script to that one, so to speak, so if you missed the first, check it out. … Continue reading
A Foul Weekend, Indeed.
Is it just me, or do other folks also seem to always get sick on the weekends? Especially long weekends. This past weekend was a 3-day one for me; the university was closed on Monday due to Veteran’s Day. And … Continue reading
What makes an “educated person” educated?
When you hear or read the expression “educated person,” what comes to mind? Someone who is well read? Someone who is capable of writing tight, meaningful prose? Someone who knows how to change the carburetor in your car? When I … Continue reading
Learning: how important is it to you?
While at the university today between classes, I was thinking about something that I’ve often thought about (and written about here a time or two, I believe): how people view education these days. In listening to students at the university … Continue reading
This is me in the morning.
What can I say – I like coffee. A lot. No, that’s wrong. I love coffee. When I don’t have it in the morning, my day seems to drag along. Not having coffee makes me feel “off,” like I’ve forgotten … Continue reading
I broke the internet.
Or at least my little corner of it. I just upgraded to WordPress 2.3.1, and am getting some really cool errors up at the top of my page (just look up above, and you can see them for yourself). I … Continue reading
Russian stereotypes on American television?
On Monday night, I watched the latest episode of Heroes, The Line. In it, Noah Bennett, a.k.a. Horn-Rimmed Glasses, went to Odessa, Ukraine, to hunt down his old mentor, Ivan. He was after some paintings and, indirectly, information about The … Continue reading