Around the middle of…
(1) How People Live in Bermuda (Impossible Travel) (2) Is an AI company buying up all the used books? (I don’t think so, not this time.) (Charlie Becker) (3) When the Continue Reading →
Category Archives: History
Weekend 682.0 (Clarity without ostentation)
He carried it away jealously, like a treasure. — Émile Vuillermoz This post is all over the place, but when I’m sitting at my desk, I never know where my Continue Reading →
Weekend 681.0
Under the red dome that symbolizes the Travelers umbrella of protection, 13 dioramas use life-sized models, stage sets and sound and lighting effects to re-create the most crucial eras and Continue Reading →
250th Independence Day, July 4, 2026
“For the first time in weeks the valley was quiet, without the thunder of gunfire. Only the rattle of drums and shouted commands broke the silence, and in the American Continue Reading →
Weekend 680.1
(1) What Happened to the Cox .049? (YouTube) (2) Saying goodbye to Aqueduct Racetrack (“The Big A”) after an iconic 132-year run: The last horse to win today at “The Continue Reading →
Weekend 675.1
“When I look at my pictures, every picture is a jar of water, and the grace of God makes it wine.” — Robert Hupka There’s never a plan for any Continue Reading →
Weekend 674.0
“The setting sun all mistook for dawn.” — Victor Hugo “People assumed the future would always be newer and better, so yesterday’s future was disposable.” — ChatGPT (1) Final Days Continue Reading →
Weekend 673.0 (Furor Teutonicus)
It’s a three-day weekend. I’ve been using AI to optimize WP CSS. The one thing I love about AI is how it’s given NEW life to a myriad of projects. Continue Reading →
Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland: Hero or Villain?
(1) A quote from The Brothers York: An English Tragedy: “Back in I483, Northumberland’s military might had been instrumental in Richard’s rise to power. But, with Richard refusing to hand Continue Reading →
Outflanked, beaten, and bewildered
“Always mystify, mislead, and surprise the enemy, if possible. And when you strike and overcome him, never let up in pursuit so long as your men have strength to follow; Continue Reading →