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Birds and Flowers in a Lock-down
We have become much more vigilant about the immediate surroundings, and not just the construction. This year we really saw the coming of spring, and the birds and flowers have been stunning..
Corona Virus, Technology and Communicating
New technology appears to be accompanied by old jokes. Over these last two weeks, I’ve received, over the internet, samples of stuff that apparently keep people from going crazy with boredom. The jokes fall into several categories, all somehow related to coping with the corona virus.
Coronavirus and a Spring Sale
The coronavirus epidemic,...
Happy New Year and a New Scan for Me
I wish everyone a happy and...
Washington’s Shadow’s in the Library and I’m Getting Old
When I look back at the local newspaper clippings of my previous donations, I can see my aging process. Every two years I get a little grayer, but the pose is the same. I’m smiling and the book cover is featured in all of them.
First Review for Washington’s Shadow
Reading Washington’s Shadow is like being transported back in time and seeing a country where adventure and danger lurked at every turn. Part love story, political intrigue and coming of age novel, McLennan has created vibrant characters that will stay with readers long after the book ends.
Nation Building and Washington’s Shadow
Washington’s Shadow tells a story of people living at the edge of a wilderness in a time soon after the Revolutionary War. These people knew Washington. They are a later generation of Americans. They moved west to build towns and communities, facing away from Europe with its wars and dynasties, a movement of people that began in 1607.
Blackbeard and History: What’s a Pirate?
Blackbeard’s reputation today comes from folk tales of the time and the works of authors and movie makers who never saw him, and who never understood the importance of international trade to isolated small settlements like the American colonies. Blackbeard was a hero to the people who knew him. All the glamor of pirate sex and violence was invented much later by Hollywood and its imitators.
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