Odd Bits
Two Odd Bits and a Teaser Hidden in the Footnotes
Every time we take a road trip I end up with a couple of odd bits that I think are fascinating but don’t quite justify an entire blog post. (1) For your amusement and edification I offer two of these today: The shot tower at Dubuque , Iowa My Own True Love went out of…
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On the Road Again
This is not a blog post, it’s a preview of coming attractions. My Own True Love and I are back on the Great River Road. Today we reached the banks of the Mississippi and are ready to take up where we left off. While part of the charm of our adventures on the Great River…
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The Lady Who Invented Monopoly
Recently a long-time blog reader, named Jack French, reached out to me with a story for a blog post: “Elizabeth “Lizzie” Magie Phillips, the real inventor of Monopoly, not Charles Darrow, the guy history incorrectly credits as inventing this game”. As anyone who has read more than a few posts here on the Margins can…
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