Newspaper Archive
If you haven’t checked out Elephind.com, I suggest you give it a try. At last count it has more than 200,311,212 items from 4,345 newspapers. Try searching for a long lost relative or the surname of your oldest family member.
Word Origins
Fun info from a newsletter I follow. Freelancer translates to “a sword for hire.” Originally, it referred to medieval mercenaries who fought for whichever country paid them the most. Today, the sword is a good metaphor for the sharp specialization that defines a freelancer’s work. Muscle comes from the Latin word musculus, which translates to …
RSS Feeds and Readers
One of the upsides (and there are very few) of using social media is the ability to communicate to your friends, family, etc with simple quicks posts that show up in their newsfeeds. They only have to open their feed of choice and there you are. Or at least that is the theory. We’ve all …
First & Lasts
Been thinking about firsts and lasts alot lately. With the move, the back injury and just life in general there have many of both. The last time to wake up in our ‘old’ house. The first time my wife and I walked into the ‘new’ house. The first time I needed a wheelchair to move …
Possession
When you buy a house there are several days that are milestones. One of those is the day you actually take possession of the property. Today was that day for us. November 21, 2020. Posting here more for posterity than for anyone celebrating with us. It was a joy to watch my wife putting things …
…how they make you feel
We’ve all heard the adage attributed to Maya Angelou that paraphrased is “It’s not what people say or do, it’s how they make you feel”. That’s very true and I can relate a story that I’m reminded of each time I hear that quote. I was a young courier and had a package for a …
Just 4 Notes
What an amazingly beautiful story. Never underestimate the power of music.
Little Something I’ve Been Working On
Stay tuned…
Social Media and the Future
Due to unforeseen circumstances (serious back injury) I was put into a position where I was absent from social media for the past 4 weeks. I. Loved. It. Not hearing the rhetoric and vitriol that the platforms have become was a very welcome change. I can honestly say I have not missed it in the …
Family History
Due to COVID-19 the Memphis Public Library website has extra access to the Commercial Appeal archives all the way back to 1894. Every issue from about July 1 of that year. The search feature of the Newspapers.com site, where the archives are actually held, is very good. I’ve spent some time on the site and …