Tag Archives: CA

Diary of Orrin Brown—March 15, 1865

Diary of Orrin Brown, Kyle’s Landing on the road toward Raleigh, North Carolina Wednesday–Mar. 15th We had orders to be ready to march at 9 AM and we had company inspection at 7 AM. We started out on the road … Continue reading

Posted in Pursuit of Happiness | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Diary of Orrin Brown—Jan 23, 1865

Diary of Orrin Brown, Savannah, Georgia Monday–Jan. 23rd It rained all night but the weather has been a little fairer today. The company was detailed this AM to clean up the street and we have orders to be ready for … Continue reading

Posted in Pursuit of Happiness | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Diary of Orrin Brown—Jan 10, 1865

Diary of Orrin Brown, Savannah, Georgia Tuesday–Jan. 10th It rained considerable this forepart of the night and is still cloudy, this morning we were relieved about 10 AM and started for camp it began to rain when we got within … Continue reading

Posted in Pursuit of Happiness | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

Diary of Orrin Brown—Dec 19, 1864

Diary of Orrin Brown— Monday–Dec. 19th We had a nice warm night to stand Picket and it is so warm today that the boys all feel like hunting for a shady place to sit down in. I borrowed a V. … Continue reading

Posted in Pursuit of Happiness | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Back to the Buffalo Commons

After years of outmigration, people are moving back to the Great Plains, the vast dry expanse of prairie once discounted as the Great American Desert.  Today our desert is giving Middle East deserts a run for their oil money with … Continue reading

Posted in Economy | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Downtown the Metro Place To Be

US Census Bureau reports:  Populations Increasing in Many Downtowns A U.S. Census Bureau report released today shows that in many of the largest cities of the most-populous metro areas, downtown is becoming a place not only to work but also … Continue reading

Posted in Policy | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Solyndra’s Broken Windows

In the spirit of broken windows posing as “economic development,” lets take a peek at the recent disaster named Solyndra. Solyndra was a California company founded in 2005, that designed, manufactured and sold rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) panels.  The company’s … Continue reading

Posted in Economy, Policy | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

On Reagan on HBO

Ronald Reagan is getting the HBO treatment for his 100th birthday.  Eugene Jarecki‘s new documentary “Reagan” debuts on HBO Monday night (7 Feb 2011). The Wall Street Journal is hopeful, asking “Can HBO Get ‘Reagan’ Right?”  Fox News suggests that … Continue reading

Posted in Policy | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Wind Energy Looking Up For 2011

Press Release U.S. wind energy industry finishes 2010 with half the installations of 2009, activity up in 2011, now cost-competitive with natural gas Industry weathers latest boom-bust cycle as utilities move to lock in more wind power at favorable long-term … Continue reading

Posted in Economy | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Don't Touch My Junk…..yard

Until recently, “Don’t touch my junk” was only a rallying cry for people who liked to accumulate broken down cars in their yards… Originally published on New Geography.com. Continue reading

Posted in Policy | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment