February 23, 1857 Milton Wright I went to Fourey's and dined. The old man's talk. I went via John Lewis's to Isaac Neff's. These Fourey's had Martha Snyder, my second cousin, living with them. #wrightposting

"XYZ isn't political" is a minority opinion on Bluesky, whatever XYZ might be.

Milton Wright February 22, 1857 I went to Andersonville and pr. Ps. 50.2. Dined at Elihu Neff's. Went on to John Morgan's. A mistake as to the appointment. I lodge there. #wrightposting

Such a face

but seriously, food discourse should be a joy. look at all the interesting things people eat in their vast cultural diversity. Sure some of it's weird. They probably think what I like is weird and that's okay. We are both correct.

all this talk of Mexican restaurants in Britain, not enough talk of British restaurants in Mexico. www.theduke.mx

Milton Wright February 21, 1857 I went to my brother Harvey's. Found only the children at home. I went to Fayetteville in the afternoon & bought some articles of wear. Went home. #wrightposting

There is an Andy Griffith connection to the demand for patriotic programming, but not in a way that makes the show a tool of nationalism! Just Puritanism.

27% of 330 million is eighty-nine million one hundred thousand.

Milton Wright February 20, 1857 I remain at home on account of rain and mud, and miss my appointment at Ails. #wrightposting

an interesting paragraph because it can turn out to have a million meanings.

It's February 19, 1857. Milton Wright is at home, sore, cold, and stuck inside by the mud of an Indiana late winter. Meanwhile, the world. #wrightposting

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_B.... an interesting life. Cossack Russian aristocrat and colonel in early Russian military intelligence, immigrates to the US and becomes the only Russian-born general of the US Civil War.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of... A fun page

It's February 18, 1857. Milton Wright is in his home near Connersville, Indiana. It's muddy, his wrist hurts, he's stuck inside. He doesn't write about anything in his journal. But other things are happening. #wrightposting

a Van Hollen/Bennett ticket would finally resolve Partition. (Arguably)

you know who might have been Jesse Jackson's VP? Fritz Hollings! (Hollings, who was perfectly aware who voted Dem in SC, was a Jackson supporter.)

many #wrightposting fans have been wondering (I am sure) about today's entry. buckle up kids here we go Milton Wright February 17, 1857 I came home.

#wrightposting - a look ahead Milton Wright February 16, 1898 At home all day, except the usual calls. News came of the blowing up of the warship Maine in Havana Harbor. Is is accidental, or is it Spanish Treachery?

the first time I can remember seeing Duvall was when he played not-John Glenn in DEEP IMPACT, a movie unfairly overshadowed by its worse cousin, ARMAGEDDON. I had the pleasure of seeing him in many roles in even better movies afterwards.

re:Kevin from TNG's "The Survivors" my pet project for a Trek show set in the 90s era is about the ship charged with finding out what happened to/in Husnock space.

the randomizer predicts a Tina Kotek - Angie Craig ticket in 2028, so good news for people hoping for lesbian representation in our national government.

Milton Wright February 16, 1857 I went home via John Malone's. I went to Colombia, but met no congregation. I lodged at Hines'. #wrightposting

Milton Wright February 15, 1857 I went to Neff's Corners and pr. Rom. 8.31. I dine at Archie Miller's. I pr. at 3:00, Rom 1.16. I stay at Derbyshire's. #wrightposting

besides the high risk that you would be murdered on the street, either individually or by an angry mob, this is one reason why it was so hard for people born into the enslaver class to become abolitionist. because of what it meant about your father, and your mother, and your cousins, and maybe you.

hey #skystorians (or others for that matter), are any of you affiliated with Lewis and Clark College? There's somebody there I'd like to reach out to and conventional approaches haven't worked. (shoot me a message on here if you might be able to make that happen)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_... there's only one Colonel Green for me and it's this great weirdo

will more of it happen in the future? sure, lots of things will happen in the future. will technological advances make it cheaper? sure, depending on how far the frontiers of science are going to go. but that's about all we can say.

February 14, 1857 Milton Wright I went to Uncle George Reeder's and heard from Charles Harris's. I lodged at Reeder's. #wrightposting

If you pin me down on it, I don’t really believe this is true, at least not universally.

can't be the same pictures forever. same cats though.

weekend means I can get back to writing about BDSM Andy/Barney fanfic. (there's only one that I know of but might be more. big Internet.)

Lot of folks talking about the need for a harsher Reconstruction post-1865 - always brings me back to "you need white voters to put themselves out to benefit people of color and we can barely do that now, much less back then."

a very Missouri perspective

I don't care for Starfleet Academy because its 32nd century is too much like its 23rd-24th centuries - and too much like the 21st century. But if your reaction to the sight of a minority group on your TV is "they shouldn't exist in the future", that is a problem much bigger than TV writing.

Milton Wright February 13, 1857 I went to Wm. Nichols' and dined. Went to the Crowell Sch. H. and pr., Matt. 9 .12. Yesterday, I married Isaac Neff to Miss Maple. #wrightposting

February 12, 1857 Milton Wright I finished the communication. I went to Andersonville. Lydia Neff was married to George Utter to-day. I had a talk with S.M. Shumway-the doctrine & position of his Church-Hubbardites. I lodged at John Lewis's. #wrightposting

I spent a long time trying to figure out what to do with my Harry Potter books, because just dumping them in a little free library felt wrong. So I mailed them to this artist who was turning them into portraits of murdered trans women www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/11/a...

still open!

the earth will shake

www.findagrave.com/memorial/597... lot going on with names in this family. (I'm not one to say 'look at the funny last name' but with two together you know it must have been a family joke)

politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/date/... the birthday of Lloyd Bentsen, Sarah Palin, Jeb Bush, and Tammy Baldwin! And other people.

Okay, prediction time: The 2028 Dem nominee will be Kamala Harris. Her running mate will be Mark Kelly. They will win the general election. You, you in the hat, will vote for them, because you are a good person. But you there in the back, you will not vote for them because you are a bad person.

Milton Wright February 11, 1857 I went home and wrote a communication for the Rel. Telescope. #wrightposting

Coming in November! Black Ink: Pulp Stories from Black Newspapers, 1929-55. Stories of daring rogues, alien encounters, zombies, future technologies, and punching racists. Co-edited by Timothy R. Granger (aka Timaeus Bloom) and Mike Phillips. frombeyondpress.com/books/black-...

www.findagrave.com/memorial/296... sometimes you see a name and think "jeez! I want to know this guy's story."

Milton Wright February 10, 1857 (part of a series I've called "Milton's wrist is bothering him so he's not writing as much") I was at home to day. I went in the evening to B.J. Cilium's and preached, Luke 19.27. #wrightposting

Always of interest to see people talking about family ties abroad. I think in my family we found one famine era Irish woman, everyone else was here when the revolution happened. What can you do.

Striking

so far the longest Andy Griffith fanfic I have found is an extended Game of Thrones crossover. it is about as long as the eventual book manuscript I will be writing about this. (he wakes up as Aerys II Targaryen just as the latter is descending into madness)