If you’re state’s primary is today and you haven’t already voted, please do so.
If your preferred candidate is still running, vote for them.
Candidates are electable if people vote for them. Don’t let anyone convince you otherwise.
That’s Another Record
Yesterday I went to the thrift store and found some more records for the collection.
Continue reading “That’s Another Record”Shrove Monday, 1583
OTD in history, (Feb 24, 1583) John Eldred departs London on the Tiger, bound for Aleppo, Syria. Returning in 1588 on the Hercules with a wealth of riches, particularly in nutmeg, his journals would inspire Shakespeare to write “her husband’s to Aleppo gone, master o’ the Tiger”.
I am his direct descendant.
He is the subject of my next book.
Photo via Wikimedia Commons
Incidentally, Feb 24, 1583, was Shrove Monday, too.
I would not think to touch the sky.
I’m prepping for the next series of Core Curriculum.
Continue reading “I would not think to touch the sky.”I Choose My Own Way To Burn
Some thoughts on February 22nd
Continue reading “I Choose My Own Way To Burn”Friday Freeze
They predicted snow but all we really got was freezing rain. Still, school is canceled and I’m curled up with a blanket, a thermos of coffee, and a good book. Let’s catch up.
Continue reading “Friday Freeze”
Running In My Head 