Monthly Archives: December 2010

White Christmas

Posted on December 19, 2010 by admin

A couple of weeks ago I wrote the following: A postcard scene greeted me this morning–a lovely snow-covered streetscape, flakes clinging to the least little twig. For a brief moment this pure white blanket conceals the ugliness of life in … Continue reading →

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“Those Nice Bright Colors”

Posted on December 10, 2010 by admin

Yesterday I sent off my last roll of Kodachrome to be developed to the last place in the country that does it––and which will cease doing this process the end of this month.  In truth I thought I had sent … Continue reading →

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21st Century–My First Step

Posted on December 1, 2010 by admin

“So do you have a website?” friends and colleagues have asked.  “Do you have a blog?”    Well, I am a historian who does in fact live in the past at times.  “I see dead people”––no, not ghosts (perhaps a … Continue reading →

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