http://thehistoryhacker.com/2013/08/14/the-civil-war-a-lecture-part-one/?replytocom=946 We’ve had a cold spell recently, and it’s been below zero every night. During the work-week I experience the cold rather fully: not only because I work a great deal outdoors, but because with my small stove my house is cold when I am away. I came back from the city late Monday night, and […]
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What Is Written in the Stars.
28-Feb-14Returning to the Mountains.
05-Dec-13Kampong Baharu Balakong After Thanksgiving at my mother’s house I spent a few days in the city. They were fine days – I saw a stream of friends, went to the New York Public Library, saw a former student (who has become a teacher himself), and spent probably ten hours playing with young nieces, nephews, or cousins. (I […]
The Mystery of Time Continuing.
20-Aug-09I was awoken this morning at four a.m. by the howls of coyotes in the woods just on the other side of the field. They continued for some time and were answered by calls from the distant hilltops. I’m not certain why coyotes thus make their presence known across vast distances, but I suppose it […]