by Heather Hambel Curley | Jun 24, 2012 | Civil War, history
I am not a fan of Joshua Chamberlain. During the Battle of Gettysburg, the 20th Maine was the end of the Union line, the “far left” if you will, and stationed on Little Round Top (not that you care, but Little Round Top wasn’t actually called Little...
by Heather Hambel Curley | Jun 21, 2012 | Randomness, Writing
Damn you, spell check. So, I wrote an email to a client today. It was just a standard work email: thanks for this, plans for that. Sent. But then I realized I had forgotten an item. So I had to write a second email, with apologies for the inconvenience of two emails....
by Heather Hambel Curley | Jun 14, 2012 | history, Writing
Not that it needs reiterated, but I love the American Civil War. The Hubs and I have an entire bookcase dedicated to Civil War (nonfiction) books. I’m writing a novel about the Civil War, I blog about the Civil War, I’ve been known to reenact the Civil...
by Heather Hambel Curley | Jun 10, 2012 | history, Writing
Well, we got to Antietam around 9:30am and it was already almost 80 degrees out. This is not something that brings joy to the hearts of individuals about to dress in wool. The baby and I were also not excited. Well, the baby was not excited because I slathered him in...
by Heather Hambel Curley | Jun 8, 2012 | history, Writing
I never come to Gettysburg in the summer time. It’s touristy. There’s ghost tours running around nonstop. You stick to the bathroom floors. Lines of traffic are long. The wait for a parking spot at Little Round Top is longer. Blah, it’s just...
by Heather Hambel Curley | Jun 8, 2012 | Uncategorized
The Popeyes on the Pennsylvania turnpike does not have catfish po’boys. That is all.
by Heather Hambel Curley | Jun 5, 2012 | Randomness
So, today was the long awaited Cornhole tournament. I was not looking forward to our appointed time slot and matchup, mainly due to my aforementioned lack of any reasonable eye-hand coordination. Work buddy Jossie was in charge of said tournament and, in fact, drafted...
by Heather Hambel Curley | Jun 3, 2012 | history, Writing
If there was a meter available that could measure my attention span, I’m thinking it would register at a big, fat, zero. Honestly, my two-year old has had better focus these days. Is it tiredness? Is it Age 30 looming in the distance, cackling and waiting to get...
by Heather Hambel Curley | May 26, 2012 | history, Writing
Back in the dark ages of time, I met The Hubs online. And because this was the dark ages of time, The Hubs and I met on AOL Instant Messanger. Yes. I’ll say it again. AOL Instant Messanger. Anyway, before we even exchanged photos of each other, he played his ace...
by Heather Hambel Curley | May 23, 2012 | Randomness, Writing
Is Cornhole-ing an actual word? Has anyone outside of Pennsylvania actually heard of this game? Is cornhole one word or two? All legitimate questions. So, apparently I’ve been drafted to a cornhole team. We’re competitive Cornhole-ing as a fundraiser. And...
