Coming back from the other side of my Bipolar Wonderland through medication, creativity, and moxie.
What was your favorite subject in school?
My favorite subject in school was history. I wanted to major in Pre-Colombian American History in college, but that fell by the wayside. I’m still four classes short of my AA; hopefully some day I can go back to college and finish my degree.
What major historical events do you remember?
Hmmm.
Most of my memories are either of the 90s or the twenty-teens. The aughts, from about 1999 to 2009, are a blur of homelessness and transient living.
The first few that come to mind are:
Oklahoma City Bombing, 9/11 and the clusterfuck of racism that followed, Columbine, the Soviet Union being dissolved (had a Communist in the family), the horrors in Rwanda… Clinton getting elected twice and his little tussle with being improper. Y2K and all that…
Oh! Hurricane Andrew! 1992 was the year and I lived in Tamarac, Florida. I learned to play rummy and backgammon with four generations of women in my great Grandmother’s house as the storm roared overhead.
Lots of little things that might not have made the memories of others.
History of the Donner Party: A Tragedy of the Sierra
By Charles Fayette McGlashan
Available on: Amazon
Read as part of the Diversify Your Reading Challenge 2019.
Overview:
Blurb: A literal history of the Donner Party (1846-1847), the fates of the various peoples who perished, and the claims of cannibalism and murder. This book was written in 1880 and celebrated those that survived the ordeal.
Trigger Warnings:
Blood, Cannibalism, Death, Food, Gore, Gun Violence, Murder, Systemic Racism, Time Period Accurate Racism, Violence, Violent Imagery
Body Count: 42 of 90
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