yes it is to two of my friends who are probably using whatever social networking stuff is out there ( Read more... )

for the past hour or so, I've been putting together a cover. it's the first song listed. any feedback is good.



note: the end cuts a bit, because of the file host.

I've wanted to write about several topics in history, but I'm frustrated on the history-as chronology point-of-view that dominates right now.

This post is an attempt to simply explain one idea, without veering all over the place.

I was thinking about 19th century imperialism and the military build up that occurred between the European Empires of the ( Read more... )

what am I doing? or thinking.... god knows what this turned into. Read this only if you want a look into the wheels cranking in my head.

I have a lot of academic work, I always say this, but this is a little too much. Thankfully, I have nothing resembling a social life or any other major responsibilities since that would drain what time and energy I ( Read more... )

I read another syrupy ahistorical article about Lincoln, because it's his birthday and all that business. It's a bit annoying that such ridiculousness is unquestioned, epically in relation to the preserving the Union. I guess it's useless attempting to explain this, but Lincoln was not the leader of some psuedo-religious crusade to end slavery. It' ( Read more... )

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I don't write for a public audience. For some reason, I've decided to try again ( Read more... )

This may be used.