In 1973, my older brother lived in Elmira, New York, about 25 miles from the home of the Formula One United States Grand Prix at Watkins Glen. I didn’t know anything about racing in general or Formula One in particular, but I’ve always had a fascination for international sports, and no racing series is moreContinue reading “Rush”
Monthly Archives: September 2013
Decency’s Last Stand
In June, 1876, General George Armstrong Custer hunted down a group of Sioux Indians with the intent of forcing them off their land so the gold recently discovered there could be claimed. Instead, he and all 210 of the soldiers in his command were killed at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, a slowly windingContinue reading “Decency’s Last Stand”