Events

Started on AA352, SFO-ORD

Started in London. UK first edition. Mostly read on AA91, LHR-ORD

Read at Southampton Arms, London

Delayed by lost Kindle

Purchased 2015-05-27. Started in Phoenix

Purchased 2012-05-23; finished in London

Weather? Check. Photography? Check. The dog? Nope. The National Weather Service photo contest winners are very cool, though.

Today is the 150th anniversary of the liberation of Galveston by U.S. troops. TPM Cafe has an in-depth look at the event: The historical origins of Juneteenth are clear. On June 19, 1865, U.S. Major General Gordon Granger, newly arrived with 1,800 men in Texas, ordered that “all slaves are free” in Texas and that there would be an “absolute equality of personal rights and rights of property between former masters and slaves.” The idea that any such proclamation would still need to be issued in June 1865...

Unpacking continues apace. By yesterday morning I'd managed to hook up my A/V equipment, which also meant getting part of my living room in order: Last night I finished my kitchen (except for part of one box), so now I just have to unpack a few more boxes in my office and about 32,768 boxes of books. Plus I still have to hang things on the walls. Tonight I've cleared my calendar so I can just be done. I may not get all the books up, but I will at least finish everything else.