by Mike October 30, 2018 History Life Politics Vote! “Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote.” George Jean Nathan (1955) Here in Texas, early votingContinue Reading
by Mike December 17, 2017 Books History Just For Fun Fiction After finishing the entire Harry Potter series this summer, I began reading more fiction than normal…normal for me, that is.Continue Reading
by Mike May 5, 2017 History Life Politics Ideals Once upon a time, I would hear politicians speak of returning the United States to its “Founding Principles,” and IContinue Reading
by Mike January 24, 2017 History Life Politics Facts Imagine the following scene in a high school classroom near you. “Good morning class! My name is Mr. T andContinue Reading
by Mike December 16, 2015 History Life Fishing In the days leading up to the Cub Scout camping trip that we went on in October, my son asked over andContinue Reading
by Mike June 11, 2015 Books History Backward When I first began teaching AP US History, I thought I knew a great deal about our nation’s history. IContinue Reading
by Mike June 4, 2015 Education History Reading I don’t really like to travel. Okay, that’s not completely accurate. I enjoy visiting different locations away from home. IContinue Reading
by Mike May 8, 2015 History Just For Fun S When my wife and I found out that our first born was going to be a boy, we did whatContinue Reading
by Mike May 2, 2015 History Life Famous Not me…my ancestors. I, hopefully, will never be burdened with fame (or infamy). One of the interesting aspects of historyContinue Reading
by Mike April 28, 2015 History Just For Fun Utopia We started taking the kids to Sweet Tomato when our son was about 3 and our daughter was still smallContinue Reading