Mindless Diversions Extra!
(This blog post was originally intended for Mindless Diversions but, upon publishing it there, I immediately had visions of the political and/or religious comments that would follow. As such, I think that the Front...
Daily Archive: February 26, 2012
Afghanistan: what might have been.
Burt Likko says we have no legitimate claim to Afghanistan, using the example of Peter the Great, waging war on the old boyars of Russia. I question this business about being Invaders in Afghanistan....
Bitter Hospitality
In his powerful biography of Peter I Romanov, Robert Massie puts words in the mouth of the czar: “I will drag you, kicking and screaming if need be, into the modern world.” Peter could...
Some boat building pictures.
I got to spend about two hours with James Poulos yesterday; just the two of us, in person. I enjoyed my (all to brief) visit with James very much and hope I’ll have the...
Clarifications on a comment culture
In the handful of years this site has been active, we’ve banned four users and a couple dozen IP addresses. Trolls are persistent and take on many identities. It requires some work to ban...
My Year of Guns
The first time I shot a gun, I got a black eye for my troubles. My father, who was the consummate outdoorsman, had taken me to a shooting range so that he could properly...
Sunday Blognado: Metablognado!
Today I want to do a round-up of my blognado experience. First, allow me to explain the origin of the name. There was a short-lived TV series called The Middleman. It was perhaps the geekiest show...
