Teotihuacan – near Mexico City
Teotihuacán is a massive archeological site 25 miles northeast of Mexico City. It was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987. By many estimates, it was the largest urban center in Mesoamerica near...
Category: History
Memories of my friend Bob
My friend and brother Bob was killed by a hit-and-run driver while riding his bike July 5, 2019. For my friends that are hearing about this for the first time, my condolences and my...
Northern Ireland Game of Thrones sites
Our 30-year anniversary trip included a bus trip to Northern Ireland. The bus tour from Dublin to the Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland wasn’t billed to be a Northern Ireland Game of Thrones tour....
Museum of the Surrender (Musée de la Reddition) in Reims, France
During our 30 year anniversary tour we did finally make it to Reims. Our trip to Reims by train from Paris included the usual activities of champagne tasting and visiting the amazing Reims cathedral....
TSHA Annual Meeting 2019
The 123rd annual meeting of the Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) was held in Corpus Christi from February 28 – March 2, 2019. I’ve previously attended parts of several annual meetings, but this is...
TSHA’s Texas Almanac – historical data science analysis
The data scientists in my company Media Sourcery have been using Tableau to analyze various types of data from our products and our customers. In recent projects with the Texas State Historical Association (TSHA),...
book notes – Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca: The Great Pedestrian of North and South America by Donald E. Chipman
The subtitle of this book on Cabeza de Vaca says it all. From the summary on the back cover: Between 1528 and 1536, explorer Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca trekked an estimated 2,480 to...
Civil War and World War I winter parallels
I’ve almost finished S.C. Gwynne’s excellent book Rebel Yell – The Violence, Passion, and Redemption of Stonewall Jackson. And the parallels between one scene set in the winter of 1862-1863 with the first winter...
National Museum of World War II Aviation
The National Museum of World War II Aviation houses the largest collection of operational (yes, that means flying) World War II aircraft in the world. That statement alone should get WWII and airplane buffs...
The Civil War by Shelby Foote – V1.Chapter 6: The Sun Shines South
As I’m reading Shelby Foote’s incredible The Civil War: A Narrative, these are my notes on the points I may have forgotten from before or new pieces I’ve learned. Any and all comments appreciated. Previous...