Think about all of the things that make your brain itch. Friday, January 15, 2016. In 1977, George Lucas brought an expansive story to the big screen. Tatooine was huge, with places such as Mos Eisley far from the moisture farm Owen and Beru Lars operated with the help of their young nephew, Luke Skywalker. Jawas roamed the distant reaches, and Tusken Raiders patrolled the Jundland Wastes. It took time to get from point A to point B, and a lot could happen in that time.

I might cross-post things here, but I might not. I was probably a little too ambitious in starting this blog. Comments Off on another note.

Ramblings from the distracted mind of a PhD student. Friday, April 27, 2007. WHAT THE HELL AM I DOING? Unless of .

Modes of Life and Other Places. Posted by ndrobins under Europe. I wish I had expressed this as effectively. As Karl Schlögel has here. The Wall divided Europe, but the since of East and West has been ingrained in memory for much longer, at least since the Enlightenment. Posted by ndrobins under Immigration.

To an admiring Bog! Tuesday, April 30, 2013. I think everything has imported over there, but if you run into any problems, please let me know? Typepad has been good to me, but all good things must come to an end, right? Hope to see you all at the new site! Okay,.

Although I expect my primary focus to remain on the South and southern history, I will probably also write about education and American history more generally. Is of counties in the Deep South where Obama won a majority of.

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This is both a look-back and look-forward kind of post. The not-so-liberal liberals who pat themselves .

A wide-eyed student of history writing on research, travel, and this miscellaneous world. There was no Crab Rangoon. That concoction is pure Orientalist-Imperialist-Colonialist bunk! Though undeniably tasty. A Happy New Year to my dear hypothetical readers! E, loads of. Freely elected government, absence of. Petite, steely-eyed Nobel Peace Prize laureate, name of. That was the Myanmar countryside, anyhow, and .