Category Archives: History

History at all levels, not just not my past or nostalgic musings.

1985: Senior Year at Beulah HS and ND

Posted on September 1, 2015 by Steve

I wanted this month’s header to be Highlander but I was mistaken about its release dates. According to imdb.com, the cool Fantasy-Action movie hit theaters in the Spring of 1986. Hmm. I always thought it was late in 1985 to coincide … Continue reading →

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Our Man in Charleston by Christopher Dickey

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Steve

My first book from the Pflugerville Public Library! Visiting the place has been one of the good discoveries during my Summer journey. I’ve lived at my house for almost 14 years and never checked out the joint. During the initial trip … Continue reading →

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Blame Canada!

Posted on July 1, 2015 by Steve

Take off! I got nine out of ten you hosers! The only one I missed involved a cartoon of all things and it was 50-50!

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1865: The First Juneteenth Day

Posted on June 19, 2015 by Steve

This lesser-known celebration and anniversary has been gaining traction. I only heard about when I moved to Austin 20 years ago since it was mostly a Texas thing. Small wonder since this state was mostly eliminated from the Civil War … Continue reading →

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1990: Marquette graduation, the Marcotte version

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Steve

Last month was the 25th anniversary of the Class of 1990’s graduation. No more games of three-man, no more papers and no more dorm-food dinners! Time to face the real world which in 1990 was during the Reagan-Bush Recession, the … Continue reading →

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1215: Magna Carta is signed

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Steve

This very old document from English history is greatly exaggerated in what it actually established but I do think it put the Western Empire on the right track for what would follow: legislatures, habeas corpus, written constitutions, bills/charters of rights and numerous other … Continue reading →

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Finally, an answer on how “dude” originated!

Posted on June 2, 2015 by Steve

A word flung around by surfers, hippies and often the filler word for my friend José, finally has some explanation. I had a feeling it had something to do with the divide between residents in the Western US versus wealthy Eastern … Continue reading →

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1995: Apple Beta begins

Posted on May 1, 2015 by Steve

April is my official anniversary month of joining Apple but four years earlier, I finally broke through as a temp, I mean “contractor.” I had failed to land the internship spot twice which turned out to be a fortunate matter, … Continue reading →

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2005: Somara leaves for Phoenix

Posted on May 1, 2015 by Steve

A very long and lonely Summer got rolling a decade ago. Technically, Somara headed out West a couple days before May began. I remember already missing her enormously as I tried to quietly weep in my cubicle the first Saturday … Continue reading →

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1915: Gallipoli begins

Posted on April 25, 2015 by Steve

Today begins the centennial of a disastrous campaign for the Allied forces which was another demonstration of British arrogance via the over-rated Winston Churchill. Despite hundreds of thousands of deaths, a couple good things came from this. The campaign is … Continue reading →

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Small World 2015 edition!

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Steve

Do any of you get one of the alumni magazines or something equivalent every so often? Marquette has theirs every quarter. I thought it was a mistake because I didn’t recall paying for it Helen told me we all receive … Continue reading →

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American Nations by Colin Woodard

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Steve

The presidential race already upon us whether we like it or not and the choices suck ass, as of today: Teabagger, Randroid and a DINO. Mr. Woodard’s recent book makes an interesting argument about getting us to rethink the US, … Continue reading →

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Sixteen years at Apple

Posted on April 12, 2015 by Steve

Holy buckets, where did the time go? I can’t even remember if being at Apple this long was the plan either. Probably not then again I don’t know what was the next destination. Good thing it has worked out given … Continue reading →

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1865: Lee surrenders to Grant, US Civil War officially ends

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Steve

One hundred and fifty years later, the South (or the coalition called Dixie) continues to be a thorn in the side of progress because they’re sore losers: the Civil Rights movements, Marriage Equality, Climate Change, Evolution and their traitorous racist flag. … Continue reading →

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2005: We almost moved to Phoenix

Posted on April 1, 2015 by Steve

What?!?! Yes, we were in the process of scouting out the city ten years ago and around my sixth anniversary as an Apple employee, we flew there to scout prospects for both of us. Why? Somara and I figured there … Continue reading →

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