It has been a long, cold, very windy winter, which has turned into a long, cold, windy spring, if indeed spring is ever going to come. April 26th, one brave bud of rhubarb, one insanely optimistic Himalayan poppy peeking up. May 8th. Left, more rhubarb buds, but still only buds. Right, now there are two…
One of those great little museums who choose one topic and stick to it–the Hammer Museum in Haines, Alaska. I’ve been there three times and I’d go there again in a heartbeat. Just turn left at the twenty-foot hammer. And of course there’s a video. And just ’cause.
In honor of spring. Hurry up!
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What if FDR sent a twenty-one year old JFK to Europe on the very eve of World War II itself in order to find out if and how Hitler is smuggling money into the US to influence the next election? “I’ve been turning it over in my mind, Jack—this trip of yours,” the President was…
Read more To the Nazis, you’re just the American ambassador’s son. But to me, you’re a perfect spy.
Quote: “The map above shows what the moon might look like if the “seas” were filled with water and became actual seas. In terms of determining the seas levels, “it’s not done by altitude, but it’s more to do with relative brightness or darkess. I’ve just increased the contrast to make it more obvious how the seas are said…
The best informed explanation of how Magyar talked Hungary into dumping Orbán. With zebras. Watch the video/read the transcript on Paul Krugman. More AP photos here.
One of the best songs from one of the best cover albums ever recorded.
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“No plot survives first contact with the writing of any of my novels.” –Dana Stabenow (with apologies to Prussian Field Marshal Helmuth von Moltke the Elder) At the moment I’m working on the second Harvey Girl novel, The Iron Trail. At the behest of my editor I wrote a six-page outline consisting of chapter numbers with…
