I just wanted to share.

One of my all-time favorite historical artifacts:

This is the 1917 Beta Test, administered by the United States Army to judge the intelligence of potential recruits. The cultural bias is almost unavoidable, in context - this test was the one administered to illiterate recruits, many of whom were recent immigrants. Any test-taker with a […]

A quick return to baseball tonight: I was just at Fenway for Jon Lester’s no-hitter. It was an incredible night, and I’m not going to wax poetic or anything. It’s just incredible - for Lester, obviously, who just one year ago was still undergoing cancer treatment; for the Sox front office, who […]

So, those who know me are aware that I’m a massive map geek. There are a ton of cool maps I could link you to right now, and at some point I will, but a friend showed me this today and I have to geek out on it for a second:

http://benfry.com/allstreets

Ben Fry, who works […]

Over the last two days, I’ve had a unique opportunity: sitting in on classes at my old high school, taught by my former history teacher, Mr. V. It had been 12 years since I’d seen him, and even longer since I’d sat in that room on the second floor - I was startled to […]

This guy.

My personal favorite moment:

He also told WIMS radio in Michigan City that he didn’t believe the event he attended included people necessarily of the Nazi mindset, pointing out the name isn’t Nazi, but Nationalist Socialist Workers Party.

It should also be noted that nowhere in the article does the reporter mention that the term […]

Chances that anyone reads this post: approximately nil.

So, here’s what’s going on with me. Several months ago, spurred on by a complete lack of interest in my current publishing career (and then further spurred on by the news that my company was sold, making my job future questionable) I began to think very seriously […]

I know, it’s been a while since I’ve posted. I’m working on something and wills tart again soon, though in a bit of a different way. In the meantime, I wanted to pop in and congratulate Dustin Pedroia on his richly deserved Rookie of the Year Award - the first Red Sox player […]

Here’s a link to my Flickr set from the parade - yes, I know it took me a while. Click on the picture below for the slideshow.

Here is a link to my friend Jason’s new blog. It is about minivans.

or is it?

It is.