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Yes, I’m pulling the car over to look at plaques. I’ll be just a minute. Not a historian, but did minor in history at Indiana University. Formerly notgoingpro on other socials.
As a reminder to tourists traveling through Michigan’s Harbor Country, the venerable restaurant Redamak’s in New Buffalo has completed its 50th season and will reopen in Spring 2026
November 23, 2025 at 8:25 PM
As a reminder to tourists traveling through Michigan’s Harbor Country, the venerable restaurant Redamak’s in New Buffalo has completed its 50th season and will reopen in Spring 2026
After review, while Mathurin did have a wind-up he made a play on the ball and did not follow through with his right arm. Therefore, the call of flagrant 1 is overturned in favor of a common foul. Indiana wins the challenge and retains its time out. Cunningham will be at the line for two shots.
November 23, 2025 at 5:48 AM
After review, while Mathurin did have a wind-up he made a play on the ball and did not follow through with his right arm. Therefore, the call of flagrant 1 is overturned in favor of a common foul. Indiana wins the challenge and retains its time out. Cunningham will be at the line for two shots.
Not pictured above: the mobile tea party that stopped at the JFK Memorial Plaza and was departing as I arrived
November 22, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Not pictured above: the mobile tea party that stopped at the JFK Memorial Plaza and was departing as I arrived
To help you visualize Nov. 22, 1963: Across the street are the Book Depository and to your left. the Zapruder film site, now blocked by a tree, along the route JFK took. His parade was moving more slowly. By the time they got to where the 30/35E sign now stands, they were speeding to the hospital.
November 22, 2025 at 5:15 PM
To help you visualize Nov. 22, 1963: Across the street are the Book Depository and to your left. the Zapruder film site, now blocked by a tree, along the route JFK took. His parade was moving more slowly. By the time they got to where the 30/35E sign now stands, they were speeding to the hospital.
The memorial for JFK at Dealey Plaza. The language of the memorial has a nod to conspiracy theorists, saying not that Oswald shot Kennedy but that “the Warren Commission found” Kennedy was shot by Oswald.
November 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The memorial for JFK at Dealey Plaza. The language of the memorial has a nod to conspiracy theorists, saying not that Oswald shot Kennedy but that “the Warren Commission found” Kennedy was shot by Oswald.
One surprise to me was how close the Texas Book Depository was to the street. Oswald would’ve been on the 6th floor at the left of the building. The car in front is near where Kennedy was shot. Not easy, but to paraphrase Sgt. Hartman, this shows what one motivated Marine and his rifle can do.
November 22, 2025 at 4:53 PM
One surprise to me was how close the Texas Book Depository was to the street. Oswald would’ve been on the 6th floor at the left of the building. The car in front is near where Kennedy was shot. Not easy, but to paraphrase Sgt. Hartman, this shows what one motivated Marine and his rifle can do.
Dealey Plaza got U.S. landmark designation in 1993, 30 years after JFK’s assassination there.
November 22, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Dealey Plaza got U.S. landmark designation in 1993, 30 years after JFK’s assassination there.
In downtown Dallas, one block east of Dealey Plaza, is the JFK Memorial Plaza. Opened in 1970, the centotaph was designed by architect Philip to invoke JFK’s spirit and serve as a place of reflection. www.jfk.org/john-f-kenne...
November 22, 2025 at 4:40 PM
In downtown Dallas, one block east of Dealey Plaza, is the JFK Memorial Plaza. Opened in 1970, the centotaph was designed by architect Philip to invoke JFK’s spirit and serve as a place of reflection. www.jfk.org/john-f-kenne...
It’s November 22 so I’m going to take the liberty of sharing and re-sharing a bunch of stuff from my April 2025 visit to Dealey Plaza in Dallas. In the last 62 years no one’s trimmed the hedges around the site where Zapruder filmed the Kennedy assassination, so it’s only good for selfies.
November 22, 2025 at 4:15 PM
It’s November 22 so I’m going to take the liberty of sharing and re-sharing a bunch of stuff from my April 2025 visit to Dealey Plaza in Dallas. In the last 62 years no one’s trimmed the hedges around the site where Zapruder filmed the Kennedy assassination, so it’s only good for selfies.
This man, he’s so smart I can’t believe it. Can you believe it? I mean, he’s too young to remember Nobody Beats the Wiz. I remember. You’d go into another electronics store like PC Richard and say what do ya got. I wanna see if you can beat the Wiz. They could never beat the Wiz. Nobody could.
November 21, 2025 at 10:04 PM
This man, he’s so smart I can’t believe it. Can you believe it? I mean, he’s too young to remember Nobody Beats the Wiz. I remember. You’d go into another electronics store like PC Richard and say what do ya got. I wanna see if you can beat the Wiz. They could never beat the Wiz. Nobody could.
About 15 miles NE of Nogales, Ariz., on the side of a mountain cliff, sits a marker for an old ranch. But more interesting are the Telles Family Shrine, begun in 1941 “based on a vow to God for the safety of their sons in war,” and another shrine begun in 2020 for a beloved mother named Hermelinda.
November 21, 2025 at 6:08 AM
About 15 miles NE of Nogales, Ariz., on the side of a mountain cliff, sits a marker for an old ranch. But more interesting are the Telles Family Shrine, begun in 1941 “based on a vow to God for the safety of their sons in war,” and another shrine begun in 2020 for a beloved mother named Hermelinda.
Ok not legendary but the studio in Oak Lawn, Ill., near Chicago Ridge Mall where Styx recorded their most popular albums (and where Liza Minnelli recorded as well) is now a clinic. They speak Polish.
November 20, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Ok not legendary but the studio in Oak Lawn, Ill., near Chicago Ridge Mall where Styx recorded their most popular albums (and where Liza Minnelli recorded as well) is now a clinic. They speak Polish.
Maybe not exactly what you’re looking for, but Ari Kelman’s “A Misplaced Massacre,” about how the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site came to be, is a fascinating read about how one question — where did it happen — was enough to nearly derail the site from coming into being.
November 19, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Maybe not exactly what you’re looking for, but Ari Kelman’s “A Misplaced Massacre,” about how the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site came to be, is a fascinating read about how one question — where did it happen — was enough to nearly derail the site from coming into being.
The current Bucks situation reminds me of Colts offensive coordinator Tom Moore talking about Peyton Manning’s backups. “And we don’t practice fucked.”
![I just finished reading Ron Jaworski's The Games That Changed The Game (I highly recommend it if you have any interest in the history of football strategy). In it, Jaworski tells a story about a time he visited Colts practice prior to a Monday Night Football game:
As we watched, we were surprised to see Manning taking virtually all the reps in the session. Jon [Gruden] asked Tom [Moore, the Colts offensive coordinator,] why he wasn’t giving some snaps to Peyton’s backups…He looked at us both in the eye, paused for a moment, then said in that gravelly voice of his, “Fellas, if ‘18’ goes down, we’re fucked. And we don’t practice fucked.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bgncrecbivzjcgqzln3gzw67/bafkreieqawgf3m4tdlbsxc547ri3lox3lxefch4gatpbnpj5jfn2nlsmfe@jpeg)
November 19, 2025 at 10:49 PM
The current Bucks situation reminds me of Colts offensive coordinator Tom Moore talking about Peyton Manning’s backups. “And we don’t practice fucked.”
Dilla loves Chicago and has done so much to tell stories about parts of the city tourists never see. I highly recommend you take one of his Mahogany Tours; these pics are from one my family took in Pullman. Also, he continues to avenge his old employer ComEd blockclubchicago.org/2024/11/19/c...
November 19, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Dilla loves Chicago and has done so much to tell stories about parts of the city tourists never see. I highly recommend you take one of his Mahogany Tours; these pics are from one my family took in Pullman. Also, he continues to avenge his old employer ComEd blockclubchicago.org/2024/11/19/c...
I’ve been to Bayfield, Wisconsin, gateway to the Apostle Islands, site of A Revolution in Fish Tug Propulsion
November 17, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I’ve been to Bayfield, Wisconsin, gateway to the Apostle Islands, site of A Revolution in Fish Tug Propulsion
Building on the point below, I’m amazed that nearly 2,200 humans and pornbots follow my niche account and interact quite regularly. I appreciate the chance to chat with historians and historical hobbyists on my and their accounts without trolls and troll bots ruining the conversation.
November 17, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Building on the point below, I’m amazed that nearly 2,200 humans and pornbots follow my niche account and interact quite regularly. I appreciate the chance to chat with historians and historical hobbyists on my and their accounts without trolls and troll bots ruining the conversation.
Not only has New Mexico put up the markers, but many of them on the flip side tell you all about the New Mexico Historic Women Marker program responsible for their existence.
November 17, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Not only has New Mexico put up the markers, but many of them on the flip side tell you all about the New Mexico Historic Women Marker program responsible for their existence.
Technically, his Noblesville conviction. He got the trial moved from Indy for a friendlier venue. During the trial D.C. Stephenson was in the jail/sheriff’s residence, spending most of his time in the latter as a guest of the sheriff. He’s a lesson that inevitable power is, in fact, not inevitable.
November 16, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Technically, his Noblesville conviction. He got the trial moved from Indy for a friendlier venue. During the trial D.C. Stephenson was in the jail/sheriff’s residence, spending most of his time in the latter as a guest of the sheriff. He’s a lesson that inevitable power is, in fact, not inevitable.
No one can ever post too many dog photos no matter the context so go for it
November 16, 2025 at 3:49 AM
No one can ever post too many dog photos no matter the context so go for it
Bring them to the Pope chair at Aurelio’s in Homewood
November 16, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Bring them to the Pope chair at Aurelio’s in Homewood
It’s now the 41’ North Tavern in St John, Indiana, instead of the Northwoods Inn but the Masturbating Sasquatch is still here.
November 15, 2025 at 10:57 PM
It’s now the 41’ North Tavern in St John, Indiana, instead of the Northwoods Inn but the Masturbating Sasquatch is still here.
This sign in Julesburg, Colo., marks a stop for George A. Wyman on his 51-day motorbike trip in 1903, the first person to cross the continental U.S. on a motor vehicle. Half the trip was on railroad tracks. He rode about a decade before the Lincoln Highway was built along this route.
November 15, 2025 at 5:53 AM
This sign in Julesburg, Colo., marks a stop for George A. Wyman on his 51-day motorbike trip in 1903, the first person to cross the continental U.S. on a motor vehicle. Half the trip was on railroad tracks. He rode about a decade before the Lincoln Highway was built along this route.
For you, a wider shot of the ruins
November 14, 2025 at 8:25 PM
For you, a wider shot of the ruins