Monthly Archives: May 2012

Happy Birthday, Mr. Meusebach!

John O. Meusebach was born exactly two hundred years ago in Dillenburg, Germany – and his birthday was celebrated in Fredericksburg last Saturday with a community picnic in the city park, with beer, BBQ, singing, dancing, gemütlichkeit and all. Who … Continue reading

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Guest Post – History Undressed

I have a guest post up at History Undressed – which features some of the pictures I have taken of reenactors in Texas. Check it out – here.

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The Terrible Mr. T

Terrible Tom, or Mr. Terranova as be was respectfully known by his awestricken students and their boggled parents, bestrode Sunland Elementary School like a colossus, fierce and terrible like a storm, a whirlwind, a crackling bolt of electricity, an irresistible, … Continue reading

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Andalusian Dreams

It is a country of dreams, fragile pavilions, airy courtyards, and meticulously planted gardens, cool trickling fountains and pools, refuges from the harsh summer heat of Southern Spain, that the Moors called Al-Andalus. In this country the bougainvillea vines make … Continue reading

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The Dying of the Light

I am not quite sure when I discovered Rosemary Sutcliff’s novels; it was sometime in my teens. The public library had several copies of Rider on a White Horse, which I thought immediately was the most perfectly evocative historical fiction … Continue reading

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Such A Disagreeable Man

I’m sure I’m no ascetic; I’m as pleasant as can be; You’ll always find me ready with a crushing repartee, I’ve an irritating chuckle, I’ve a celebrated sneer, I’ve an entertaining snigger, I’ve a fascinating leer. To ev’rybody’s prejudice I … Continue reading

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Another Week in Radio

I think this must have been my month for internet radio – I did an interview on Rick Mizuna’s Indies in Motion radio show on Monday – and the download link to listen to it is here. Enjoy! If Rick … Continue reading

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