Tag Archives: David McCullough

Wrights and infectious stuff

Posted on May 9, 2015 by Jorge Costales

The brothers who ultimately stand atop the Right Stuff pyramid, knew all about infectious stuff, like bacteria and dreams. A pair of separate events occurred in 1896 in which the human spirit triumphed in confronting the deadly age-old bacterial infection, … Continue reading →

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Happy Independence Day

Posted on July 4, 2012 by Jorge Costales

The Declaration of Independence was drafted by Thomas Jefferson during the June 1776 Continental Congress. The beautiful painting to the left illustrates what ‘drafting’ represented. The video below from HBO’s goosebumps inducing [e.g. Adams and Jefferson both died 50 years … Continue reading →

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What If C-SPAN Produced MTV’s Cribs?

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Jorge Costales

Since no man is tempted to every sin, I’ll take credit for having kept envy in check for the most part. But after I saw the great David McCullough’s writing shed on his HBO documentary, Painting With Words–the Shed is … Continue reading →

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Who Was Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander Freiherr von Humboldt?

Posted on October 18, 2009 by Jorge Costales

David McCullough’s inspiring book — Brave Companions – Portraits in History— shines a light on an amazing scientist and explorer, Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander Freiherr von Humboldt [Baron von Humboldt to his friends]. When McCullough writes, ” … like Halley’s … Continue reading →

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Book Reading Resolution – 20,000 TLA per Week

Posted on January 1, 2009 by Jorge Costales

TLA – total lateral area of a book. In a recent WSJ article, Karl Rove disclosed that President Bush had read 95 books in 2006, 51 books in 2007 and 40 books in 2008. I was amazed by the discipline … Continue reading →

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