American ignorance is a special kind of stupid. Start with the smart people who screw up, like the man who leans into your face to explain how wrong you are about wearing a mask. Or the men and women who possess a special knowledge that goes beyond science when they make fun of mask wearing […]
HISTORY CLASS NEEDS AUTHENTICATION, VERIFICATION
July 6, 2019 by
My father in law was a big history class fan; he gave his own history a good spin. The man had been everywhere and done everything, driven every kind of rig that’s ever been made, flown airplanes in every war that had airplanes. His stories were familiar the first time I heard them when my […]
What’s Better Than A Garden Party? Eight Garden Parties
June 3, 2019 by
Forest Grove Opens Their Yards For Friends Of History The most important part of a garden tour, or yard walk, is avoid comparing every stop to your yard. Yes, you’ve done incredible yard work and you’re proud as a pick axe the way it turned out, the same pick axe you broke your water line […]
A TIME LONG AGO AT A HIGH SCHOOL FAR FAR AWAY
January 27, 2018 by
North Bend Oregon High School, class of 1973. What’s so special? Like later generations staking their claims to, ‘the first digital generation’ or ‘the first paperless generation’ or ‘the first generation raised on video games,’ the generational niche of 1973 is ‘the first modern generation.’ Born of the roaring ’50’s with TV dinners […]
NPR AMERICAN HISTORY FAILS
July 31, 2015 by
Is There A Future For American History? NPR Says Maybe. A history joke: “This is George Washington’s Ax, the one he used to chop down the cherry tree. The head’s been replaced five time, the handle eight, but it represents the same space.” After you stop laughing you’ll see the history problem: the ax isn’t […]
