Ma Ma’s Wedding Band - Errata and Updates Cousins Annie Wright and Edna Ione Tatum in August 1902 Errata Annie Wright and Edna Ione Tatum have always been set in my memory as first cousins and best friends. Research in the lineage of Jacob Izlar, however, indicates that Annie’s and... Read more →
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06/27/2014
The Great War for Civilization - Centennial of a Calamity
June 28, 2014 - One hundred years ago today in Sarajevo, the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were assassinated. By early August, Germany had declared war on Russia and France, and had invaded Belgium. Scientific American magazine, on August 15, 1914, had this to say. “It is very... Read more →
06/23/2014
Why 34 foot: Climbing Walls and Jump Towers
It was the summer of 1962 and I was watching a career change in process at the exit door of the 34 foot jump tower at Fort Bragg. A Distinguished Military Student from a college in South Carolina who aspired to be an Army Airborne Ranger was stuck like velcro.... Read more →
06/21/2014
Argosy Bookshop, East Fifty-ninth Street
If you love books, and if you have come this far in this blog you likely do, then you might enjoy the following article by Janet Malcolm in the June 23, 2014, issue of The New Yorker. It doesn’t review books but reviews the lives and tells the everyday stories... Read more →
06/03/2014
Ma Ma's Wedding Band II
The Treachery of Memory J.B.T and E.I.T Feb. 7th, 1907 (Photo by Deaver) The post last week (Ma Ma’s Wedding Band) raised questions and answers and exposed once again that memories can be less factual even than opinions. They are images that we store in our minds, and the more... Read more →
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Desert Wildflowers in Big Bend - April 2015
- Because of extra rain and snow received in the Northern Chihuahua Desert during the winter, the desert wildflower climax this spring is said by some to be a 100 year event. These photos were taken as we entered Big Bend NP from Marathon with the Chisos Mountains in the background; then on the Cattail Falls Trail below the Window, and finally along the River Road from Lajitas to Presidio. Photos by Tom Thom (Canon G11 and iPhone 4S)
2013/02 Big Bend Ranch
- Photos taken in February 2013 while hiking and camping for a few days in Big Bend Ranch State Park near Lajitas, Texas.
