A Little Bit o’ Barstow, All Night Long
Cast iron isn’t the majority of my existence as it was about a year ago, but I’m still at it, only I’m more concerned with contribution over collection.
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I haven’t gone anywhere!!
An update on some huge life changes. And by that I mean literally everything is changing.
Where Do We Go From Here?
The first semi-annual update for 2021. Here I discuss challenges and developments in navigating research projects in the late-stage COVID era.
Almost but Not Quite Crazy— a Wee Bit on Cast Iron Repair
This post goes over cast iron repair, using my own success and failure as examples, as well as considerations to make before deciding whether or not to repair at all.
Crazy for Cast Iron Part 5: Griddle Me This
Infatuation with yet another griddle has led down a rabbit hole of the changing face of industrial production in the years immediately following the abolition of slavery in the United States.
Istanbul was Constantinople Now it’s…
In this post I unpack the deep lyrical analogy that is the song Istanbul.
Crazy for Cast Iron Part 4: Not So Fast, Krone Kast!
UPDATE! This saga may be approaching its resolution! If this is your fist time here, you picked a good timeContinue Reading
Crazy for Cast Iron Part 3: There’s No Place Like Home
From its humble origins getting annoyed with my 73lb modern skillet to my first rummaging expedition to the Rhode IslandContinue Reading
Much Ado About Digitization
I’ve been doing a lot of research remotely over the last several years. Libraries, museums, historical societies, and even someContinue Reading
The State of Rhode Island
In this post I talk about the ways my research has impacted my views on some local political topics
Pedal Powered Anthropology 