Carved Burnt Maple Mixed Media on Wood Panel.

Saturday, February 20, 2016. Every year from 1974 to 1992 Leslie and I visited my retired parents in Vero Beach, Florida, during spring training. The Dodgers no longer train there but the memory lives on. Photos are great but her drawings on back of plain postcards capture how stars seemed like friends and fields of green grass felt like your back lawn.

I also have several blogs about history and nature. Two news history blogs supplement my recently published book Slave Labor in the Capital. My old blog on Washington history is now called Washington Examined. My most popular history blog is on the Yellow Fever Epidemic of the 1790s. And a blog with deeper thoughts about Beavers and their Ponds. Last and least, is my first blog, a bit of a grab bag Excrements of Curiosity. Here are some of my more popular webpages.

Cross-cultural, audience participation comedy pickpocket show. Fluff-free, good parts only. Relevant and hilarious, for small or huge groups. The Tragedy and Comedy of Pickpocketing. Humor, video, and live demonstrations. Pertinent and useful for anyone who travels, even just across town. Wickedly funny cons fascinating scams.

Beer, bread, cheese, chocolate, cider, coding, coffee, cycling, photography, swimming;. Trying not to be a dick.