https://illuminatedpast.com/2025/01/09/1000-embers/2025-01-10T01:48:23+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2025/01/05/julia-holt-student-government-and-basketball-leader/2025-01-05T19:45:17+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2018/08/25/an-american-on-stolen-lands/2020-09-28T19:52:29+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/about/https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/echoparklakebrowniecam.jpgEchoParkLakeBrownieCamhttps://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/blackandwhiteplayclothes.jpgblackandwhiteplayclothes2018-01-13T23:55:29+00:00weekly0.6https://illuminatedpast.com/2018/01/13/alive/2018-01-14T08:19:58+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2016/05/01/faces-to-go-with-names/https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/graham_jamesarmstrong.jpgGraham_JamesArmstrongJames A Graham (1855-1925) and Viola Alice (Allie) Kelly (1858-1923)2016-04-30T05:36:06+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2016/04/29/remembrance-in-the-1920s-newspaper/https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/scan_20141130-7.jpgScan_20141130 (7)Obituaries for James A Graham (1855-1925) and Viola Alice (Allie) Kelly (1858-1923) 2016-04-30T05:25:38+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2016/04/29/how-not-to-write-an-obituary/2016-07-12T02:56:26+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2015/10/28/roadside-the-lafayette-hotel-san-diego-california/https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/20150827_195346.jpg20150827_195346https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/20150827_192411.jpg20150827_192411Answering e-mails outdoors = two thumbs uphttps://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/20150827_192348.jpg20150827_192348Pool view; beer in handhttps://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/20150827_173959.jpg20150827_173959Poolside roomshttps://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/20150827_171820.jpg20150827_171820https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/20150827_171645.jpg20150827_171645Every room has a quote and old image of an actor from the early to mid-20th centuryhttps://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/20150827_161918.jpg20150827_161918https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/20150827_161906.jpg20150827_161906Not a poolside room, but ginormous room facing the streethttps://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/20150827_161828.jpg20150827_1618282015-10-29T23:32:58+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2015/08/11/that-time-i-had-a-hometown/https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/caroom1copy.jpgCAroom1COPYStuff cool nerd kids liked in the early 2000s./Corner of my high school bedroom.2015-08-12T14:39:14+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2015/06/21/roadside-bbq-chip-road-trip/https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/mayjune2013-011_copy.jpgMayJune2013 011_copyBetter Made Special. Purchased in Michigan somewhere in the Detroit area. These were Grippo's #1 competition on the 2013 road trip. They have a good amount of potato crunch and a flavorful seasoning. I had these more than once on the trip because this was a legit BBQ chip.https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dscn0968_copy.jpgDSCN0968_copyBetter Made Special, you've got some runner up competition in these Golden Flake chips! They are a bit on the thin side, but they have a crispy crunch and a good seasoning blend. with the right amount of smoky flavor and just enough sweet to mitigate the heat. These were purchased in a grocery store in Van Buren, Arkansas, but the company has its roots in Alabama.https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dscn0967_copy.jpgDSCN0967_copy2015 road trip chip purchased at a grocery store in Van Buren, Arkansas. The manufacturer is a Kansas company. These chips had a lackluster crunch and the flavor tasted funky. I'm way too mean about Kansas (as I'm sure there's something there I would love but haven't seen yet), but these chips taste the way west Kansas smells (rhymes with "moo").https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2013-06-14-10-59-15_copy.jpg2013-06-14 10.59.15_copyWorst of the 2013 bunch. Flimsy chip with a weak crunch and minimal seasoning. Purchased somewhere in the South Dakota region.https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2013-06-14-10-53-05_copy.jpg2013-06-14 10.53.05_copyThese were purchased at a gas station somewhere in Wisconsin or Minnesota. Mediocre chip and boring flavor. Not bad, but not something worth seeking out either.https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2013-06-11-13-56-30_copy.jpg2013-06-11 13.56.30_copyMichigan has game when it comes to 20th century snack foods.https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2013-06-10-12-34-14_copy.jpg2013-06-10 12.34.14_copyIn 2013 I failed to get a photo of Grippo's because I ate them all. Kind of like how I failed to get a picture of a Skyline chili dog, because eating takes priority over photography when stuff is really good. (Though for the record I didn't eat a dog since I'd been easing into the vegetarian life at that point. My parents did the dog eating.)2015-06-22T06:43:25+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2015/05/10/momday/https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/thirsty.jpgthirstyAlways thirsty - for knowledge, for beverages.2015-06-05T20:23:47+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2015/05/09/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-mlis/https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/july192008acresofbookslongbeach-003.jpgjuly192008acresofbookslongbeach 003The future is a way harder concept to grasp than the past. <i>At the former Acres of Books in Long Beach, 2008</i>2015-05-10T01:37:01+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2015/05/05/the-one-where-i-go-to-a-wedding/https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/11008791_10103857502031837_5749389037151586447_n.jpg11008791_10103857502031837_5749389037151586447_n2015-05-06T05:07:20+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2015/04/13/tv-with-a-binge-watching-option-and-really-awesome-fight-scenes-is-torture-when-you-dont-have-time-to-actually-binge-watch/2015-04-13T21:52:42+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2015/03/21/peanut-butter-and-romanticizing-the-past/2015-03-21T16:20:38+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2015/03/13/application-for-a-date-with-a-seabee/https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/seabeedateapplication_onlineversion.jpgSeabeedateapplication_onlineversion2015-03-13T04:56:47+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2015/03/12/grade-e-in-sandy-springs-ohio/https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/scan_20141130-12.jpgScan_20141130 (12)https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/scan_20141130-11.jpgScan_20141130 (11)https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/scan_20141130-10.jpgScan_20141130 (10)2015-03-13T04:26:20+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2015/03/04/cincinnati-public-housing-winton-terrace/https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/scan_20141130-19.jpgScan_20141130 (19)https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/scan_20141130-18.jpgScan_20141130 (18)2025-08-04T17:37:42+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2014/12/06/evolution-of-a-cubi-tourist/https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/seabee_cubipointtourist.jpgSeabee_CubiPointTourist2014-12-10T07:31:02+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2014/11/16/three-year-anniversary/https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/octandnov2009-013.jpgOctandNov2009 013The sublet room I lived in when I first moved to Los Angeles. Full of someone else's furniture and not very well decorated, but what was important made it on the wall.2014-11-16T16:28:42+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2014/11/12/veterans-and-academics/https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/donaldhickmanphilippines.jpgdonaldhickmanphilippinesMy grandpa Donald Hickman (on the left) in the Philippines in the 1950s.https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/philippines.jpgphilippinesNo caption for this image from the Philippines.https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/file0074.jpgFile0074"Post office. M.C.B. and Regiment offices and galley from hill by barracks Cubi Point P.I."https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/file0072.jpgFile0072"Officers hut and area across from E.M. Bks.(?) Cubi Point P.I."https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/file0073.jpgFile0073"Post office, Cubi Point P.I."https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/file0071.jpgFile0071"air force base gate at Manila. Town in background Jan 15, 1955"https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/file0070.jpgFile0070"Manila Jan 15, 1955 sunken Jap D.D. at the Breakwater."https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/file0069.jpgFile0069"What is left of a Destroyer bombed during World War II Subic Bay, P.I."https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/file0068.jpgFile0068"Part of a pier bombed out during war. Two ships tied up at dock. Subic Bay P.I."https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/file0067.jpgFile0067"Carrabo and areas around Cubi Point P.I."2014-11-14T19:24:15+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2014/11/02/roadside-lake-murray-lodge-ardmore-oklahoma/https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc04715.jpgDSC04715Lake Murray Lodgehttps://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc04701.jpgDSC04701Lake Murray Lodgehttps://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc04695.jpgDSC04695Keys to Lake Murray Lodge roomshttps://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc04687.jpgDSC04687Lake Murray Lodge bathroomhttps://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc04686.jpgDSC04686Lake Murray Lodge bathroomhttps://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc04684.jpgDSC04684Lake Murray Lodge bathroomhttps://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc04676.jpgDSC04676Old cabin at Lake Murrayhttps://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc04671.jpgDSC04671Old cabin at Lake Murrayhttps://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc04660.jpgDSC04660Old dance pavilion at Lake Murrayhttps://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc04647.jpgDSC04647Old cabin at Lake Murray2014-11-01T19:44:47+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2014/11/01/why-ive-been-mia-july/https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/july2009-126.jpgJuly2009 126Selden Pass looking down onto Marie Lakes, 2009.https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/july2009-114.jpgJuly2009 114Happiest Place on Earth.https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/july2009-086.jpgJuly2009 086Warm Lake, 2009.https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/july2009-082.jpgJuly2009 082Warm Lake, 2009.https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/july2009-068.jpgJuly2009 068The bridge across the San Joaquin River, 2009.https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc04959.jpgDSC04959Driving back across Florence Lake in September 2012 when the Edison company drained the lake for the season. (It's really hard to convey through pictures, but this was a super fun and slightly scary drive.https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc04881.jpgDSC04881Heading up to the potholes, 2012.https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc04854.jpgDSC04854Al's Camp sleeping set up.https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc04851.jpgDSC04851Al's Camp was adorable in daylight but my imagination was too active to sleep here alone at night.https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc04850.jpgDSC04850The great view from the bed in Al's Camp2014-11-01T18:41:10+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2014/09/27/mia/2014-09-28T04:45:01+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2014/07/09/the-10-crenshaw/2014-07-09T18:29:36+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2014/06/05/the-10-los-angeles-as-wasteland/2014-06-09T15:53:12+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2014/06/03/the-10-time-tunnel/2014-06-04T14:15:03+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2014/05/12/poodle-springs/https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/20140509_081340.jpg20140509_081340Balcony at the Curve hotel, Palm Springshttps://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/20140508_190354.jpg20140508_190354Sunnylands, Palm Springshttps://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/20140503_112843.jpg20140503_112843Big Bear Lake, Californiahttps://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/20140510_072256.jpg20140510_072256The view from my hotel room balcony, Palm Springs2014-05-12T18:14:55+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2014/05/07/hipsters-and-the-nra/2014-05-12T16:53:58+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2014/04/14/pico-adobe-los-angeles-california/https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/20140408_131208.jpg20140408_131208In the backyard of the Pico Adobehttps://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/20140408_124710.jpg20140408_124710Inside the Pico Adobe2014-04-15T01:48:23+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2014/04/06/trying-something-new-by-sticking-to-the-old/2014-04-15T02:47:38+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2010/04/21/blank-slate/https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/march2010-010.jpgPalms, Los Angeles March 20102014-04-14T23:00:26+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2010/06/02/welcome-to-vacationland/2014-04-14T22:59:28+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2010/06/07/people/2014-04-14T22:59:17+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2011/01/19/folks/2014-04-14T22:58:32+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2011/01/31/nuclear-families-and-jargon/2014-04-14T22:58:20+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2011/05/13/support-for-the-national-womens-history-museum/2014-04-14T22:57:48+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2011/07/12/now-that-grad-school-is-over-i-can-drone-on-about-cleaning-instead/https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/dsc04467.jpgDSC04467About half-way through the process: Clean white grout > Nasty black grout https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/dsc04464.jpgDSC04464Me through the dissected toaster grates.2014-04-14T22:57:40+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2011/07/29/routines-and-regulars/2014-04-14T22:57:33+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2011/06/23/constructive-time-use/2014-04-14T22:57:23+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2012/11/07/obama-won-the-2012-election/2014-04-14T22:56:48+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2013/01/27/blogging-is-now-a-glossy-magazine/2014-04-14T22:56:38+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2013/02/01/cocktail-versus-exercise-smackdown/https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/20130131_215154.jpg20130131_2151541 shot gin, 1/2 shot triple sec, 1 shot lemon juice, 2 dashes bitters, shaken on the rocks, and then topped off with soda water. Ta-da!https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/arthritiusdrinking.pngarthritiusdrinking2014-04-14T22:56:32+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2013/02/28/running-away-and-running-towards/2014-04-14T22:56:26+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2013/06/06/existence-through-time-and-space/https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/2013-04-13-10-59-58.jpg2013-04-13 10.59.58Cheerful kitsch in a bulldozed lot in historic downtown Hanford, CA, April 23, 20132014-04-14T22:56:04+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2013/07/09/la-in-museums/2014-04-14T22:55:53+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2013/08/16/dont-get-bitten/2014-04-14T22:55:43+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2013/10/04/me-and-los-angeles/2014-04-14T22:55:16+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2014/04/04/roadside-the-tomb-of-hi-jolly-quartzsite-arizona/https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/20140321_193340.jpg20140321_193340https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/20140321_193348.jpg20140321_1933482014-04-09T21:05:24+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2014/04/05/roadside-thoughts-plus-blythe-california-and-shields-date-garden-indio-california/https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/20140321_161645.jpg20140321_1616452014-04-04T20:52:59+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2014/04/02/roadside-randsburg-general-store-randsburg-california/https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/20140120_132901.jpg20140120_1329012014-04-03T17:58:41+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2014/04/03/roadside-charlie-brown-farms-littlerock-california/https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/20140208_133943.jpg20140208_133943https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/20140208_133811.jpg20140208_1338112014-03-31T17:04:05+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2014/04/01/roadside-goodsprings-nevada/https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/2013-07-14-12-53-00.jpg2013-07-14 12.53.00https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/2013-07-14-12-03-28.jpg2013-07-14 12.03.28https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/2013-07-14-11-57-37.jpg2013-07-14 11.57.37https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/2013-07-14-12-55-04.jpg2013-07-14 12.55.042014-03-31T17:01:53+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2014/03/31/roadside-calico-ghost-town-calico-california/https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2013-07-14-16-12-40.jpg2013-07-14 16.12.40https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2013-07-14-16-21-48.jpg2013-07-14 16.21.48https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2013-07-14-16-24-12.jpg2013-07-14 16.24.12https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2013-07-14-15-46-49.jpg2013-07-14 15.46.492014-04-02T04:37:03+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2014/03/29/roadside-wall-drug-wall-south-dakota/https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2013-06-14-15-42-22.jpg2013-06-14 15.42.22https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2013-06-14-15-11-27.jpg2013-06-14 15.11.272014-03-31T01:31:17+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2014/03/30/roadside-berdoll-pecan-farm-cedar-creek-texas/https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2013-09-01-12-15-37.jpg2013-09-01 12.15.37Me and Pearl became buds.https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2013-09-01-12-12-21.jpg2013-09-01 12.12.21Squirrel-a-palooza in the bathroom.https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2013-09-01-12-14-51.jpg2013-09-01 12.14.512014-03-31T01:34:04+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2014/03/28/that-time-georgia-and-i-had-a-fling/2014-04-15T02:46:36+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2014/03/10/x-files-alumni/2014-03-10T18:37:58+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2014/03/06/how-a-show-full-of-poo-jokes-motivates-me-to-be-myself/2014-03-06T22:16:52+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2013/04/22/hemlock-grove-is-ridiculous-and-awesome/2014-03-05T20:13:11+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2013/12/18/boardwalk-empire-odds-and-ends/2014-03-05T18:53:22+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2014/02/02/somewhere-over-the-rhine-bow/https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/vinest2.jpgVineSt2Pre-rehab on Vine St. Gorgeous old metal railings.https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/vinest1.jpgVineSt1Vine St. in progresshttps://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/vinestgent.jpgVineStgentView of Vine St. from Lavomatic Cafe's rooftop patiohttps://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/vinest4.jpgVineSt4Pre-rehab on Vine St.https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/vinest3.jpgVineSt3Pre-rehab on Vine St.https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/findlaymarket2.jpgFindlayMarket2<a href="http://www.findlaymarket.org/">Findlay Market</a>, Ohio's oldest continuously operated public market (it opened in 1855!)https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/findlaymarket1.jpgFindlayMarket1<a href="http://www.findlaymarket.org/">Findlay Market</a>https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/7thandvinephoto.jpg7thandVinePhotoA mystery person (probably a relative) in a photograph taken at a studio at 7th and Vine St. in Cincinnatihttps://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/furnier_cincinnatistreet.jpgFurnier_CincinnatistreetLikely Cincinnati (check out the "Queen City" label on the inside of the overhang). I think the second kid from the left is probably my great grandpa, but I'm not 100%. 2014-05-22T17:06:59+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2013/11/29/ancestors-childhood-and-abortion/2013-12-18T23:56:42+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2013/11/13/me-in-dna-form/https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/ethnicitybreakdown.jpgethnicitybreakdownhttps://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/20130925_175536_resized.jpg20130925_175536_resizedRadioactive....but not.https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/20130925_175404_resized.jpg20130925_175404_resizedhttps://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/20130925_175641_resized.jpg20130925_175641_resizedHave a safe trip little vial of spit!https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/20130925_175140_resized.jpg20130925_175140_resizedhttps://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/copy-of-2013-09-24-21-10-38.jpgCopy of 2013-09-24 21.10.38Freshly opened DNA kit!2014-05-22T06:44:20+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2013/11/09/how-many-voters/https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/1870census_lawrence_tn.jpg1870census_Lawrence_TNPage 14, 1870 census, District 9, Lawrence, TN/Ancestry.com and NARA2016-08-15T23:22:02+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2013/07/30/the-three-piece-suit/https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/william_howard_furnier-jpgoriginal.jpegWilliam_Howard_Furnier.jpg~originalWilliam Howard Furnier, my paternal great grandpa. , possibly in Cincinnati, likely sometime in the 1910s or 1920s.2014-05-22T17:05:42+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2013/07/30/oklahoma-and-prohibition/https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/holtandrew_oklahomaweeklyleader_1922jan19.jpgHoltAndrew_OklahomaWeeklyLeader_1922Jan19My great grandma Julia Holt Hickman's oldest brother in the papers. Oklahoma Weekly Leader, 1922 January 19.2025-08-08T12:19:38+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2013/07/19/herminie-pa-coal-mining-and-ignatz-kolar/2022-03-14T01:26:39+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2013/07/08/grandparents-and-parents/2013-07-30T21:59:06+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2013/04/24/legacy-guilt/https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/holt_andrew_death_1922.jpgholt_andrew_death_1922The Morning Tulsa daily world. (Tulsa, Okla.), 21 Jan. 1922. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. 2017-06-02T23:48:17+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2013/05/16/monster/2013-05-16T07:12:44+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2012/02/27/159/2013-04-24T05:45:58+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2011/06/29/meat/2013-04-24T05:44:55+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2013/02/01/looming-deadlines-zoo-time/https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/20130131_132933.jpg20130131_132933https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/20130131_135118.jpg20130131_135118Squirrel is in the food bowl, but the wallaby in the background could care less. (Are wallabies related to honey badgers?)https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/2012-12-29-14-59-40.jpg2012-12-29 14.59.40https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/20130131_134751.jpg20130131_134751Koala at the LA Zoo2013-04-24T05:43:51+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2012/06/05/so-much-for-this-being-about-my-professional-life/https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/2012-05-28-15-59-491.jpg2012-05-28 15.59.492013-04-24T05:42:55+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2013/04/09/why-write-why-not/2013-04-09T04:52:53+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2013/03/01/long-distance-relationship-club/2013-02-28T17:33:23+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2012/12/19/ch-ch-changes/2013-01-27T16:11:16+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2012/05/18/random-recent-happenings/https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-16-19-54-16.jpg2012-05-16 19.54.16A not-very-appealing picture of the chicken I made the same night as the pasta - blackened chicken, made with a rub, a jump in a cast iron skillet, and then baking in the oven (though it sort of looks like a chicken was struck by a lightning bolt and then died on the spot - meat is still a wishy washy thing for me, though I can manage to cook raw chicken without feeling ill, so that's something!)https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-16-19-54-10.jpg2012-05-16 19.54.10Penne pasta with ricotta, almost-carmelized-onions, swiss chard, & mushrooms - topped with parmesean and popped in the broiler.https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-02-23-32-43.jpg2012-05-02 23.32.43Beer at one of my favorite places - and the beginnings of a genealogy chart for Mr. H (talk about perfect evening, haha!)https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-04-28-20-23-32.jpg2012-04-28 20.23.32https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-04-28-17-30-23.jpg2012-04-28 17.30.23A gallery of items from the past that reflect old interpretations of the future. This is me through a 1980s videophone. The evening was made more exciting by unlimited free cocktails and appetizers (!).https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-04-22-09-51-38.jpg2012-04-22 09.51.38This is me nerding out at the film location Melody Ranch. I went to the Cowboy Festival thanks to a lovely volunteer at work who had tickets to the Fest that she couldn't use. This is the staircase that the character Nathan from the TV show version of The Magnificent Seven walked on. I loved that show back in the day and still have a soft spot for it.https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-04-21-15-13-27.jpg2012-04-21 15.13.27https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-04-19-17-43-33.jpg2012-04-19 17.43.33I've started running outside again and it is absolutely the best feeling ever! Now when I don't run for too many consecutive days my body gets cravings for the exercise. It's a good feeling to have.2012-05-18T06:27:07+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2012/04/18/163/2012-04-18T09:42:06+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2012/03/10/more-soon/2012-03-10T18:22:16+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2012/02/01/new-digs/2012-02-01T06:30:46+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2011/10/20/in-light-of-recent-events/2011-10-20T15:18:21+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2011/05/11/to-dos/2011-05-11T05:48:52+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2011/04/27/getting-warmer/2011-04-27T05:24:13+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2011/03/08/thesis-panic-part-2234254/2011-03-08T05:37:10+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2011/02/24/hooray-for-thursdays/https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/mopey-mcmopester.jpgmopey mcmopesterMopey McMopester laying in front of the front door2011-02-24T16:33:57+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2011/02/19/organization/2011-02-19T05:12:28+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2011/02/16/zzzzzzzzzzzzzz/https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/oct232007tuesdinner-008.jpgoct232007tuesdinner 0082011-02-16T09:27:03+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2011/02/11/unitaskers/2011-02-11T07:28:02+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2011/01/18/97/2011-01-18T06:39:57+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2011/01/03/and-so-it-begins/2011-01-03T21:41:56+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2010/12/11/in-food-news/https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/dsc04381.jpgLemon and Almond Chocolate MeringuesLemon and Almond Chocolate Meringues: not all that photogenic, but tastytasty!https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/dsc04377.jpgMr. H's chicken dinnaMr. H's chicken dinner2010-12-14T08:28:30+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2010/12/14/at-the-end/https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/dsc04385.jpgParking LotLast Thursday it was necessary to lay down in the car after work and an hour of rush hour traffic and between my 7-10pm class. This is the POV from my car when laying down in the parking garage.2010-12-14T08:27:24+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2010/12/11/bee-z/https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/dsc04388.jpgMagazine HoldersMagazine Holdershttps://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/dsc04387.jpgFashy Hot Water BottleMy new buddy - he's slightly forest greener in personhttps://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/dsc04384.jpgSchool Work, Fall 2010A typical scene at home (for one more week at least!)2010-12-11T07:31:55+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2010/12/02/how-they-use-to-do-it/https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/dsc03204.jpgElizabeth Perkins HouseWhere I lived this summer - I lived in the portion of the building built in the 1920s as servants' quarters2010-12-02T08:28:18+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2010/12/02/extraordinary-traveler/https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/danahullphoto-1907-2.jpgDanaHullPhoto-1907-2Burton Holmes2010-12-02T08:04:06+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2010/11/28/appropriately-food/https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/dsc04345.jpgKitchen sink saladhttps://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/dsc04355.jpgArtichoke Spinach Diphttps://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/dsc04366.jpgDSC04366https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/dsc04362.jpgDSC043622010-11-28T23:57:08+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2010/11/21/48/https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/dsc04234.jpgBronson CaveBronson Cave aka the 1960s TV show Batcave entrance!2010-11-21T02:38:22+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2010/11/17/water-colors/https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/dsc04319.jpgDSC04319How my roommate opens champagne bottles! Okay, not really.https://illuminatedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/dsc04315.jpgDSC04315Kitchen with upgraded table and tablecloth2010-11-24T16:50:55+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2010/11/02/research-and-rest/2010-11-02T06:23:47+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2010/06/23/roots/2010-10-20T04:22:01+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2010/07/13/bird/2010-10-20T04:21:19+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.com/2010/10/20/28/2010-10-20T04:20:44+00:00monthlyhttps://illuminatedpast.comdaily1.02025-08-08T12:19:38+00:00