Category Archives: history
Bartlesville in the State of Sequoyah
Alternate histories have been a literary trope for over two thousand years. Livy posed the question, in Parts 17-19 of Book 9 of his From the Founding of the City, “What would have been the results for Rome if she … Continue reading
Closing Windows
After forty years, I have finally bidden farewell to Microsoft Windows. I had stopped using it at home in the spring of 2024, and my retirement at the end of June 2026 meant that I no longer used it at … Continue reading
Lessons for the Novice
One of the melancholy François de La Rochefoucauld‘s many maxims that he shared over 400 years ago can be translated: “We arrive at the various stages of life quite as novices.” I have concluded 40 years of work, 37 of … Continue reading
A Bit Gamey for My Taste
I have never been much of a video gamer. I remember playing Pong on a 1976 Coleco Telstar console at a friend’s home in junior high and rapidly losing interest. I played a few games on a friend’s early 1980s … Continue reading
1940 Postcard: Down in Oklahoma
The final postcard from a 1940 Oklahoma souvenir pack has the words to “Down in Oklahoma” surrounded by 14 tiny images of oil field equipment, mostly derricks. The internet might confuse that with a “Down in Oklahoma” song from the … Continue reading
Meador Manor 