Fran Nash
@fwnash.bsky.social
What I am is an ave middle class American. I believe in truth and decency and fairness. I am comfortable with who I am. And I am an Ohio River steamboat enthusiast.
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April 12, 2025 at 1:41 AM
GeorgetownSteamboats
Year Packet Captain Landing
1866 Amelia Poe Thomas W Poe Ft Benton
1867 Amelia Poe Thomas W Poe Ft Benton
Ida Stockdale Grant Marsh Ft Benton
Yorktown George W Ebert Ft Benton
Year Packet Captain Landing
1866 Amelia Poe Thomas W Poe Ft Benton
1867 Amelia Poe Thomas W Poe Ft Benton
Ida Stockdale Grant Marsh Ft Benton
Yorktown George W Ebert Ft Benton
April 11, 2025 at 2:59 AM
GeorgetownSteamboats
Year Packet Captain Landing
1866 Amelia Poe Thomas W Poe Ft Benton
1867 Amelia Poe Thomas W Poe Ft Benton
Ida Stockdale Grant Marsh Ft Benton
Yorktown George W Ebert Ft Benton
Year Packet Captain Landing
1866 Amelia Poe Thomas W Poe Ft Benton
1867 Amelia Poe Thomas W Poe Ft Benton
Ida Stockdale Grant Marsh Ft Benton
Yorktown George W Ebert Ft Benton
Overwhelmed by the welcome we received. Half of the Spanish people still honor the ALB—87 years after they left Barcelona. One might expect that connection to have faded. Instead, they spoke with deep concern about America’s future.
What comes after democracy? History has already answered.
What comes after democracy? History has already answered.
April 5, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Overwhelmed by the welcome we received. Half of the Spanish people still honor the ALB—87 years after they left Barcelona. One might expect that connection to have faded. Instead, they spoke with deep concern about America’s future.
What comes after democracy? History has already answered.
What comes after democracy? History has already answered.
Not exactly the same, but still a twist on the established ending—we reinvented the board game Risk. Implementing Pittsburgh rules, we changed the game’s strategy. To shorten playtime, we ushered in a rule allowing a player to "nuke" a country at the end of their turn—a dark yet time-saving twist.
February 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Not exactly the same, but still a twist on the established ending—we reinvented the board game Risk. Implementing Pittsburgh rules, we changed the game’s strategy. To shorten playtime, we ushered in a rule allowing a player to "nuke" a country at the end of their turn—a dark yet time-saving twist.
The bridge towers, the two cables, the wire tensile strength, expansion and contraction stresses, the saddles, anchor plates, and more, are described.
My ancestors were Ohio River steamboat captains who were involved in Wheeling Suspension Bridge controversy. Let me know if you are interested.
My ancestors were Ohio River steamboat captains who were involved in Wheeling Suspension Bridge controversy. Let me know if you are interested.
February 8, 2025 at 2:05 PM
The bridge towers, the two cables, the wire tensile strength, expansion and contraction stresses, the saddles, anchor plates, and more, are described.
My ancestors were Ohio River steamboat captains who were involved in Wheeling Suspension Bridge controversy. Let me know if you are interested.
My ancestors were Ohio River steamboat captains who were involved in Wheeling Suspension Bridge controversy. Let me know if you are interested.
Frank Leslie’s Popular Monthly dated May 1881 includes an 8 pges devoted to suspension bridges, Hanging Highways by Arthur V Abbott. The article is devoted to John A Roebling who built the Niagara Bridge and the Covington and Cincinnati Suspension Bridge.
February 8, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Frank Leslie’s Popular Monthly dated May 1881 includes an 8 pges devoted to suspension bridges, Hanging Highways by Arthur V Abbott. The article is devoted to John A Roebling who built the Niagara Bridge and the Covington and Cincinnati Suspension Bridge.
Generalissimo Franco is still dead!
February 7, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Generalissimo Franco is still dead!
You are right. Chevy Chase kept the gag alive for two years. Sorry. I'm better at stories than 300 byte quips.
February 6, 2025 at 7:07 PM
You are right. Chevy Chase kept the gag alive for two years. Sorry. I'm better at stories than 300 byte quips.
As SNL’s anniversary approaches, reflecting on Franco’s twisted legacy sheds light on our own political situation. Who will rise to the level of Orwell, Hemingway, Picasso, Isidora Dolores Ibaragi, or the Abraham Lincoln Brigade in our time? In 939 the good guys lost.
February 6, 2025 at 4:10 AM
As SNL’s anniversary approaches, reflecting on Franco’s twisted legacy sheds light on our own political situation. Who will rise to the level of Orwell, Hemingway, Picasso, Isidora Dolores Ibaragi, or the Abraham Lincoln Brigade in our time? In 939 the good guys lost.
NBC’s SNL is preparing its 50th anniversary? In 1975 SNL’s first season, Franco died. At the time, Pres Nixon called him a “loyal friend and ally of the US.” In 1975, Chevy Chase mocked Nixon’s admiration by showing Franco doing a Heil Hitler salute (echoing Musk’s recent gestures).
February 6, 2025 at 4:09 AM
NBC’s SNL is preparing its 50th anniversary? In 1975 SNL’s first season, Franco died. At the time, Pres Nixon called him a “loyal friend and ally of the US.” In 1975, Chevy Chase mocked Nixon’s admiration by showing Franco doing a Heil Hitler salute (echoing Musk’s recent gestures).
Off to Madrid on 18Feb to participate in the 2025 Jarama March, to celebrate the Abraham Lincoln Brigade in defending Madrid in the early days of the Spanish CivWar. Concerned I might encounter pro-Franco protesters. Now I’m worried I will be seen as an adversary by the people I want to support.
February 6, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Off to Madrid on 18Feb to participate in the 2025 Jarama March, to celebrate the Abraham Lincoln Brigade in defending Madrid in the early days of the Spanish CivWar. Concerned I might encounter pro-Franco protesters. Now I’m worried I will be seen as an adversary by the people I want to support.