A little later on I started making up my own stories. I have a degree in English literature, but in college came very close to changing to a history major. History is a story, a long and never-ending adventure. It also explains why things are the way they are, and as Santayana suggests, might keep us from making the same mistakes over and over again. When not reading history or trying to re-create it, I earn a living as a free lance business journalist, and within the limits of time and money, travel as much as possible.
Home base is the Chicago area.
Perhaps we'll run into each other at Gettysburg or Harpers Ferry next summer. But that's another story.