Category Archives: History

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

On this day in (hockey) history…

Posted on December 29, 2005 by Steve

Two years ago, Somara and I drove up to Dallas to see the Flyers play. It was a pretty enjoyable game. The Flyers got off to a strong start of 2-0 thanks to two goals from Mike Comrie (now playing … Continue reading →

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When Presidents Lie by Eric Alterman

Posted on August 16, 2005 by Steve

Never before have I received so much static from the Republicans I know for this book’s cover, unlike What Liberal Media? or Weapons of Mass Deception. When they saw me with this book, they automatically bitched about it being another Bush bashing, which … Continue reading →

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The Cold Six Thousand by James Ellroy

Posted on April 4, 2002 by Steve

The long awaited sequel to American Tabloid finally appeared in 2001. Austin was one of the fortunate cities on James Ellroy’s last book tour to promote it so I scored an autographed copy. If you read Tabloid, then you remember our anti-heroes … Continue reading →

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