Posts Tagged: History
March Productivity Madness
Posted by on Monday, March 20, 2006 in - leave a comment
Unusually for me, I did the right thing and took Thursday and Friday off and never checked out the free on-line streaming internet version of the CBS coverage of March Madness last week during work hours: • “CBS Corp.'s decision to broadcast the annual March Madness college basketball tournament …
Thirty Years Of Punk
Posted by on Saturday, March 4, 2006 in - 5 comments
The caption on this photo at the BBC site reads: • “Miss Piggy dons a designer dress for a window display by London store Selfridges to celebrate 30 years of punk.” • I don't know what either Miss Piggy or Selfridges has to do with punk. But punk turning thirty has got me a bit, music of my …
Sammy Pepys
Posted by on Thursday, February 23, 2006 in - 1 comment
The ever excellent John Gushue (no relation) notes today is the 383rd birthday of Samuel Pepys, the diarist and Minister of the English government in the 1660s. He also notes the live blogging of his famous diary. Yesterday, 344 years ago, Sammy had a bad day but one that interestingly illustrates …
Where Do You Place 9/11?
Posted by on Sunday, January 29, 2006 in - 46 comments
That great voice of contemplative thought, the NYT op-ed, published a really interesting essay yesterday by Joseph J. Ellis, a professor of history at Mount Holyoke College. Entitled "Finding a Place for 9/11 in American History", it posed that interesting question from a historical perpective …
Six Years
Posted by on Saturday, December 31, 2005 in - leave a comment
It's six years past that 24 hour show about people ringing in the New Year time zone by time zone. Six years after we found out that Y2K was meaninglessness and a bit of a consultant's dream. The could probably run that show again this year digitally adding a little stick to the final "0" making … read more »
The Red Ensign Standard, Edition XXXII
Posted by on Sunday, November 20, 2005 in - 15 comments
The Elemental Form • Red Ensigns. As I mentioned yesterday, I have been working on this edition of the Red Ensign Standard for a while. Some of my readers may have no idea about Red Ensigns so it is good that wikipedia has a good post about them. If I can take credit for being around at the … read more »
Compensate Vermont Now!
Posted by on Saturday, October 29, 2005 in - leave a comment
Another cause to add to my list. Who knew Vermont had to pay an entry fee to join the USA? NYCO reports that, according to one judge, that fee should be paid back with 215 years of interest. It is a bit of a joke as it was raised in a debate not a ruling but here is what it is about: • “Before …
Lost Email
Posted by on Monday, September 12, 2005 in - 3 comments
Arther recollects the emails he sent and received on 9/11 but did not retain. It reminded me that I have lost or, recently, abandoned sets of email three times. The first was an error of cleaning up a hard drive, the second was turning off an intranet and the hird a deliberate closing of an …
Whiggery
Posted by on Monday, September 5, 2005 in - leave a comment
I am surprised by the interest I am apparently sustaining in reading Saul Cornell's book The Other Founders: Anti-Federalism and the Dissenting Tradition in America, 1788-1828. • One thing I am learning a bit about is whig republicanism, a movement that probably (if I knew anything) can be dated …
Kingston Mills Locks
Posted by on Monday, September 5, 2005 in - leave a comment
We went to the southernmost set of Rideau Canal locks, a triple set at Kingston Mills, this afternoon and...err... I went a bit overboard with the camera. But who knows? Maybe there are canal fans amongst you. If you click on the "continue reading..." link below you will see about 40 more …
