Thursday, 17 January, 2008 Our rig came off the ship at 6:20AM on Sunday, 14 January. We had a chance to partially inspect the rig later that day and knew it was damaged, perhaps destroyed. We sold our…
The Long, Dark, Dead End Alley
Have you ever been in a new city, in a new country and done something that broke every safe traveling rule you’ve ever been told or learned? Have you ever been in a new city, a gritty…
The Big Gulp Effect
We flew in from New York to Santiago, Chile two days ago. We spent about five hours walking around Santiago today. One of the things we immediately noticed here, as we have everywhere we travel in the world, is the…
Buchanan’s Book, America and Immigration
What do you think of the idea that the United States of America is probably destined to disinegrate into clusters of independent states? What is your opinion of the idea that America is divinely appointed as the world’s leader, now…
Kodak and Our Future
Steven Sasson, the inventor of the digital camera, was inducted into the Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame today. He invented the digital camera in 1975. Steven didn’t work for Nikon or Canon or Matsushita or Sony. Steven worked for Kodak.
A Battle of Boyne Veteran
I was doing some research for a project yesterday and came across the clipping that follows. It is an excerpt from the March 5, 1776 issue of the Londonderry Journal, the newspaper of the time in what is now Londonderry,…
In This Land
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Iowa Factoids
We spent last weekend at my hometown’s big annual event and doing our yearly pilgrimage to the Iowa State Fair with our granddaughter. While we were at the fair some banners containing information about Iowa’s agricultural output caught my eye.…
My Favorite Cubs Game
One summer afternoon, sometime in the mid-80s, we were sitting around the kitchen table at my friend Floyd’s place. It was the 2nd story of a typical Chicago brick three flat in Wrigleyville. The back door was open, the flies…
Aren’t You Afraid?
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