My new, exciting venture!

I know, I know, I post so periodically. Yet, I am still doing some amazing things! I have launched The French History Podcast which will cover French history from 3 million years ago to present (yeah, it's gonna be a long one). If you want to check us out, follow this link to The French History Podcast.
Otherwise, we are on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Come check us out!

Gary in 2d

My artist sister's Christmas present to me; a collage of drawings based on some photos of me taken over the years.

First Professional Historical Conference

Had my first professional historical conference today at the Southern Conference of British Studies in Dallas Houston. Pretty great experience, confidence-builder and inspired me to keep working on my historical work while doing creative writing. Plus, it was an excuse for me to put on a suit and act like an adult.

The paper I presented was a paper comparing women munitions workers (munitionettes) in Glasgow and Paris during WWI and the far-left-wing agitators' inability to court them to their cause. For time constraints I had to cut out the most interesting parts, like when women in Glasgow would beat up cops with rolling pins, and in Paris women strikers could only be stopped by armed battalions on horseback. Oh well. The boring stuff is for the conferences and my fellow historians; the interesting stuff will be for the broader public.

Update on the Gator Infestation

Remember the gator in my friend's sister's yard? Here it is enjoying some dog food.

Hurricane Harvey Houston

Some pics my friend took while we were exploring just south of Downtown, by Rice University.

Alligators on the Loose in Houston

My friend's sister has a gator in her yard. For those outside Houston, keep in mind, gators live maybe 100 miles away, so our current gator infestation would be like if LA got hit by a typhoon, the rivers flooded and great white sharks swam down major thoroughfares. This is not normal, this is biblical.

My First Hurricane

Hurricane Harvey is set to hit southern Texas. While Houston isn't getting the worst of it we are supposed to get some extreme storms and flooding. I am excited. I am in a second-story apartment. Going to relax and watch the craziness. Hopefully I won't lose power, because if I do I fear I will get bored very quickly...