Tag Archives: history

Can I call it writer’s block if I’m not really a writer?

Posted on November 12, 2011 by

I’m stuck. Day after day I find myself struggling to get this silly post onto my computer screen.  I can’t get past it, so I have 2 choices: bag it or keep pushing through it.  Right now I am blank.  … Continue reading →

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Forts Are Cool

Posted on November 3, 2011 by

When I was a kid my sister and I loved building forts.  We’d gather as many pillows and blankets as we could find and stack them up against the furniture to make the ultimate hideout.  We would enter the fort … Continue reading →

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Vieques: Roosters, and Horses, and Bombs

Posted on September 7, 2011 by

Vieques has quite an interesting history.  Once inhabited by the Taino Indians, it was eventually under the rule of Spain and ultimately the US.  After the start of World War II the US Navy assumed control of over 70% of … Continue reading →

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