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Visiting my maybe-ancestor
Found him! And my not-uncle Sam, too.
Currently reading (September 2025)
Back to TR
Currently reading (July 2025)
Finally doodling Lincoln! 🎩
Hildene Field Trip
Visiting Robert Todd Lincoln’s house
Just finished reading: An Oral History of Atlantis
A collection of semi-related tangents
Have you watched The Residence?
Proceed with caution
Exciting news!
(and the news it bumped)
Leslie, Thelma, and Hiram
People We Know By Names Other Than Those They Were Born With
A bevy of birthdays
🎁 I packaged up all the birthday boys
Just finished reading: The Age of Acquiescence
Feeling my insufficient vocabulary
March birthdays
3 big POTUS/FLOTUS age gaps
Book overlaps
Coincidental crossovers!
Just finished reading: The Truths We Hold
[ sigh ]
5 reasons to love the Electoral College
Reasons by the handful!
The first step
Hooray, stepparents!
Just finished reading: Booth
Another novel. Couldn’t help it.
Just finished reading: Same Bed Different Dreams
It’s fiction, but I couldn’t help it.
Surprise appearances in Vanderbilt
“Holy mother forking shirt balls!”
Me vs. Capote vs. the Swans
Unadulterated chaos. But with extra adultery.
Can I name all the presidents?
Plus or minus one Beatle