Yankee Doodle went to town riding on a pony, stuck a feather in his throat and threw up macaroni….. Source: Wikipedia Okay, so it wasn’t Yankee Doodle, it was Emperor Claudius. Although some historians debate the accuracy of this, historical writings do refer to the feather method as a means to make room for more […]
Image from The Clicker The topic for this month is Summer of Love. I normally blog about historical topics, and I could have spent this blog detailing the phenomena known as Haight-Ashbury. However, as soon as I heard the topic, my first thought was the show Sister Wives. Most everyone knows it. It seems very […]
“Best Post that Makes Ya Glad You’re in your 30s (and the 1930s)” Over the months, Christina has taught us a lot about history, but Bestie #9 is by far her most popular. I think it’s because we’re so “modern” and all that. “McSorley’s Old Alehouse – Women Not Welcome”* I have never been to McSorley’s, but […]
Image from Good.is The horse: a beautiful and majestic creature. Historically, also a tasty one. They were a major food source for our ancient ancestors. Humans did not domesticate the horse to ride it, but rather to serve it for dinner. Initially, humans hunted wild horses much as they would any type of game. Some historians even […]
An entry in McDowall’s diary recalls a conversation he had with a married man who frequented the Five Points. The married man stated it was “justifiable to have, occasionally, a spree with the girls.” When McDowall asked him how he would respond to his wife doing the same, he responded, “I would call her ———–.”
Left Image: My first racecar, I was 15 or 16 in this picture (1992 or 1993). Right Image: Bowling at the National Bowling Stadium in Reno, NV in 2005 or 2006. When I was 5 or 6 a somewhat older neighborhood girl I had never met before saw me playing outside and joined me. The […]
Everything I want to talk about is so much deeper than party chatter. I guess I am a mood-killer in that way.
I have spent three years and countless hours researching an essentially unknown historical figure. No one cares that she died, how she died, or why she died. But I do. I care so much that her story is the single reason I switched to U.S. history. I need the world to know about her.
Some male journalists accepted the women as one of their own, and even commended them on their strength. However, these men were the exception to the rule.
There is a certain method to the madness of relationships. Generally, when one is slated to end, the good is quickly forgotten by all the bad. No one ever really believes it is better to love and lost than never to have loved at all. Love is painful, and it changes you – even when […]