Oh, my poor, beloved, dumb-ass country. Let’s get some more guns. What could possibly go wrong? More >>
Archives for May 2021
Is this Julia Ward Howe?
Old friend and customer Curtis Runnels has agreed to contribute one guest blog a month for the next four months. I think you’ll find them vastly more interesting and erudite than the book drivel I pump out each week. So, without Further ado, I give you Professor Runnels. Is this Julia Ward Howe? BY CURTIS […] More >>
“Special Limited Edition”
Bror Tamm (1890-1981) was born in Sweden and trained in Denmark as a naval architect. In 1912 he moved to Quincy, Mass. and took a job at the George Lawley shipyard in nearby Neponset. There, he worked on many famous yachts, devised and patented dozens of improvements to yacht gear, and befriended men such as […] More >>
The $25 Book – Redux
A few months ago I wrote about a shelf of books someone had dropped off. They were too good to throw away, but not worth enough to catalog any time soon. For some reason – most likely a custom blend of boredom and curiosity, I began reading them. I’d go down to my bookshelves after […] More >>