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Disunion Averted 25 Aug 2013 | 07:33 pm
Eventually I get around to things. Many months ago, December 2012 to be precise, loyal reader "Joe" — not to be confused with that other Loyal Reader Joe (a.k.a. Spammy Joe) — commented on an article...
Make a Bee Line 23 Aug 2013 | 04:18 am
I noticed an historical record that mentioned a late 19th Century railroad, the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Indianapolis Railway. That’s not what interested me though, it was the railroad’s ni...
Once a Capital 21 Aug 2013 | 04:50 am
It must be depressing, I considered, to live in a former capital city. Once it served as the centerpiece of a sovereign nation, a focus of governance, a diplomatic hub, and now maybe only a provincial...
Comedy Duos 18 Aug 2013 | 09:37 pm
It may be reasonable to assume that most people have at least a passing familiarity with Abbott and Costello’s signature Who’s-on-First comedy routine, developed in the late 1930′s. I referenced a pos...
Yankee Doodle Dunce 16 Aug 2013 | 04:36 am
My recent long weekend at the in-laws provided plenty of downtime, which is a good thing, although I’m also one of those people who has to do something at all times. Luckily they always have a stack o...
Loess 14 Aug 2013 | 04:48 am
What do Council Bluffs, Iowa, the Battle of Vicksburg and the Yellow River all have in common? Loess. Loess comes from the German löß, and has a common root with the English word, loose. It’s a geolo...
Odds and Ends 8 11 Aug 2013 | 09:40 pm
I have a slew of short topics not befitting an entire article on their own. That means it’s time for another installment of Odds and Ends. Non-Native English Readers of 12MC Breakdown of 12MC’s Audi...
Tombolo(s) of Connecticut 9 Aug 2013 | 05:44 am
I have an odd affinity for tombolos. I don’t know why. It’s completely irrational. Even one of the earliest Twelve Mile Circle articles focused on the phenomenon. I’ll stick with a definition I draft...
Oxbows in Africa 7 Aug 2013 | 04:37 am
I’m sensitive to the frequency of 12MC article pushpins that increase exponentially as one gets closer to my approximate home. I write about what I know best, and geographic distance figures into the ...
No Way! Way! 4 Aug 2013 | 07:48 pm
I noticed high-quality reader input on the recent He Went Thata Way article. I never imagined that there were so many creative Ways to approach the situation and it proved to me that I might be able t...
