Those red boxes down there, that’s today’s archive.

Since I can't afford to buy Mid-Century or Art Deco furniture for my house, maybe I'll just collect vintage dollhouse furniture in the same styles.

For German speakers: a winning name for a Munich toy shop. 1949.

Ancient proof that Word has always wanted to f--- with your formatting.

Underrated research skill: syncing your workflow with the rhythms of the archive's and archivists' workflows.

Irrationally filled with rage that course numbers at my land grant university were imperiously changed from three digits to four digits.

In the late 1970s there was an attempt to ban stink bombs in West Germany.

Among the many annoyances caused by the imposition of Workday on my campus is the renumbering of all courses from 3-digit to 4-digit.

A strange thing to get annoyed about, I admit.

Strapped up, ready to go. Germany, here I come.

Iowa State's College of Design is hiring a game design professor. Please share widely and consider applying if it looks right for you!

isu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/IowaStateJobs/…

Video of me thinking out loud about wargames.

Historian Jeremy Best (Jeremy Best) of Iowa State History is about to kick off his talk “Shermans and Tigers and T-34s, Oh My!”

His talk will focus on the history of war-gaming and the historical memory of World War II.

UW-Madison Department of History, European Studies at UW-Madison

Right. I'm doing this soon. Check it out if you can!

Organizers of Origins 78 were thorough hosts.

Strategy & Tactics magazine, 1980.

Leaving for Rochester and The Strong Museum in a couple days. Planning a day (or so) in Buffalo. Any suggestions for either place? (@steven_seegel)

I've set up over on the other place that is blue. If you're there, follow me @besthistories.bsky.social

I'm working on setting up my network over there.

Is it indoctrination to keep pointing out that democracy is founded on liberalism? You know, that liberalism that the Founding Fathers helped invent?