So, while Geoff’s computer is being probed and interrogated somewhere in the depths of Palo Alto, we thought it’d be a good time to cozy up to our new pal Abe. But in the meantime… BASEBALL SEASON!! And with the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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At the time of his first election, Grover Cleveland was the fattest man ever to hold the office of President. Taft would later beat him out, 332 pounds to 250. Technically, Taft was 3 inches taller than Cleveland, but unless […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Well, this comic is something good that came out of the computer being broken. The problem with the machine was that the video card gave up. This was caused by the fan breaking. Which was caused by so much dust […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Whoa. Subnormality has a tremendous comic up today. Check it out.
An old student of mine sent me a link a couple days back to this very fine history-based webcomic. I find it eminently awesome, and if you’re one of the well-nigh dozens of people out there who have been enjoying […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yes, the computer is back and repaired. There is valuable neuron real-estate inside my head that is totally devoted to remembering the theme to the Snake Man stage from Mega Man 3. This is probably the spot that should have […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Okay, so this might be a SLIGHT overgeneralization of the South’s reasons for going to war. Or perhaps it isn’t. Looking at the leadership of the Confederate army, you get everything from Nathan Bedford Forrest’s ‘If we ain’t fighting to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There is an old postcard on my fridge from parts South that is a painting of Lee and some other famous Confederate that is emblazoned with the title “Legends in Gray”. The little info text on the back talks about […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
If you were with us back at the end of February, you might recall that the Chronicle of Time had a bit of trouble figuring out where Douglass had spent the last ten years or so. Since that Chronicle is […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…