Daily Archives: May 10, 2017
One Brick at a Time: The Greatest Book on Earth
I don’t usually post on Tuesdays. But today is a special day, because five years ago, on May 9, 2012, I posted for the first time in this space as the Practical Historian. I didn’t really know what the blog would be about back then. I mean, I had a vague notion that since I write historical fiction, I should probably blog about history, but that was all I knew.
Five years of blogging means I deserve a cupcake, right?
I was also a little scared, because I never liked history all that much. That is, until I started to research it as a storyteller. When I did that, I began to discover all of these weird and wonderful moments that make up the story of this world full of weird and wonderful people.
But right away I had a problem. You see, I’m not a historian. And I certainly never…
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⚡Not a broken angel⚡
She’s hadher heart in pieces and has had tear stained cheeks,she’s a fervid soul,not a broken angel,definitely not weak..
She’s not irascible but she’s sure to resurge when trodden to defeat,she’s a demigoddess,not a broken angel,definitely not weak..
She’s been pushed,bruised and reviled but she came back stronger every time her life seemed bleak,she’s a gallant colleen,not a broken angel,definitely not weak..
~SporadicScribbler✒
Students Ditch The Limo And Hop On Train To Get To The Prom
Los Angeles Times via California Rail
In the run-up to prom, Golden Valley High School in Santa Clarita made its students a special offer. Whoever won a raffle would get to ride in a school-sponsored limo with their friends while the rest of the class took a Metrolink train.
It didn’t go as planned.
“It was hard just to sell the raffle tickets,” said Vincent Wheeler, an administrator at Golden Valley. “The students were like, ‘This is great, but, uh, we want to take the train.’”
Say what you will about Southern California’s car-obsessed culture, but for two high schools in L.A. County, public transportation was the vehicle of choice for that most American of rituals.
Two trains packed with glitzy commuters sporting corsages and boutonnieres departed for Union Station on Saturday evening. One carried more than 500 students from A.B. Miller High School in Fontana. Another ferried about 500…
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Here’s why the future of the Caltrain Corridor is so important
The connection between new housing and transportation is too close to ignore
When California Republicans convinced the Department of Transportation to hold off on a $647 million federal grant for the transit corridor’s electrification plan, they did more than stall transportation progress for the region. The delay would put thousands of new jobs and much-needed housing projects on hold indefinitely. It’s not hyperbolic to say that the future economic growth of California stands in peril.
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