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Geeking out on Richard III

I’ve been watching the Trial of Richard III on youtube – there is no end to the geekiness. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=videoseries?list=PLE2FB948FC7CE8C2A]  What, you might ask, is the Trial of Richard III?...

Geeking out on Richard III

I’ve been watching the Trial of Richard III on youtube – there is no end to the geekiness. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=videoseries?list=PLE2FB948FC7CE8C2A]  What, you might ask, is the Trial of Richard III?...

Cool Women in History: Nellie Taft

I’ve been reading Doris Kearns Goodwin’s The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism about, well, Roosevelt, Taft, and journalists (as the name would so...

Cool Women in History: Nellie Taft

I’ve been reading Doris Kearns Goodwin’s The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism about, well, Roosevelt, Taft, and journalists (as the name would so...

Baroque bubblegum pop

I’m a big fan of baroque music that doesn’t require a lot of thought and concentration.  The equivalent of somebody like, say, James Taylor.  He’s soothing, and nice to have...

Baroque bubblegum pop

I’m a big fan of baroque music that doesn’t require a lot of thought and concentration.  The equivalent of somebody like, say, James Taylor.  He’s soothing, and nice to have...

Crystal Palace, the world’s most awesome buildi...

I recently watched a few episodes of my Favorite TV Show Ever, Great British Railway Journeys; a trip from Brighton to Crystal Palace. I first heard the words Crystal Palace...

Crystal Palace, the world’s most awesome buildi...

I recently watched a few episodes of my Favorite TV Show Ever, Great British Railway Journeys; a trip from Brighton to Crystal Palace. I first heard the words Crystal Palace...

The perfect crime of the 1870’s

I’ve been reading The Men Who United the States by Simon Winchester, a history of the US told through the elements of wood, metal, water, fire, and air, which is an...

The perfect crime of the 1870’s

I’ve been reading The Men Who United the States by Simon Winchester, a history of the US told through the elements of wood, metal, water, fire, and air, which is an...

Old Music Monday: Stile Antico

Since this blog is sort of like the curated museum of Heather’s Mind, I need to start posting more about music. One of my favorite early music groups is Stile...

Old Music Monday: Stile Antico

Since this blog is sort of like the curated museum of Heather’s Mind, I need to start posting more about music. One of my favorite early music groups is Stile...