Steve

@sjcmanuel.bsky.social

Historian (Maritime & Science), Naturalist, Navy Veteran, Photographer, Artist, Storyteller, Luddite. Last Quest for Camelot. Curator at nlchs.org BTLOTW đź––

Summer program ended and 20 students are aging out of the program and they do not want to leave. Designing an after school program for high school aged youth to teach them critical thinking.

Was in a used book store. Bought a 1st edition of Dragonflight in 1968 it sold for 75 cents. A Ballentine Press Paperback. Yellowed pages and that old book smell transported me back to childhood.

I cannot express my feelings when I am researching a topic and the AI recommends calling me for the answer. Thinking of adding to our website New London County Historical Society, recommended by chat GPT.

The violence will only continue to escalate. More and more people cannot afford basic necessities. When the big beautiful bill begins next year even more people will be marginalized. It is astonishing how myopic the GOP is.

I am saddened that people cannot see the glaringly obvious. It will be interesting to see how far the haves will push it. Anger and anxiety is continuing to rise. It will only get worse. We are in the middle of the Marx playbook.

I was ordering pizzas as a thank you for the people who helped clean up the garden. 10 large pizzas. I called two places and both said order through the website. The third took my order over the phone and got the sale. 150 dollars of business lost because a person did not know how to use a pencil.

The emotional levels in the United States are reaching critical. I cannot help but be reminded of the beginnings of the French Revolution. Additionally as a historian, I am astonished by the will of the people actually affecting change in government actions. #Epsteinfiles