Mike Keeler
MIKE KEELER: May 1774: The Empire Strikes Back
On May 13, 1774, a large vessel sailed into Boston Harbor. It wasn't a whaler, it wasn't a trading ship of any kind. It was the HMS Lively, a...
MIKE KEELER: One Big Bottle of DUH
Let us now praise the pandemic.It was poetic that on the 50th Anniversary of Earth...
MIKE KEELER: The Amazing Thing . . .
This past week’s solar eclipse up in the great north woods was pretty amazing, And...
MIKE KEELER: Spring 1774: Intolerable
In the aftermath of the destruction of the Francis Scott Key bridge this past week,...
Mike Keeler: Back in Daylight Spending Time
As we move into Daylight Savings Time, turns out the only thing we’re saving is...
MIKE KEELER: A Short Primer in Technology 101
The story starts in 1948, when some engineering students at Drexel named Bernard Silver and Norman Woodland overheard their dean talking to the president...
MIKE KEELER: Aww, C’mon Y’all . . .
At a humble sandwich counter at a fishing pier in coastal Carolina, the following conversation takes place:“Can I help you?”“Yes, two BLT’s please.”“Bread?”“Both on...
MIKE KEELER: An Imperial Summer
As we move from July into August, all thoughts turn to beaches, barbeque, beer… and the Roman Empire.Here’s why. In ancient Rome, the year...
MIKE KEELER: It’s All About Relationships and Then Some
It's summertime, and I'm too lazy to write something new. And, since it's also a good time to go see friends and family, I...
MIKE KEELER: What It Once Took To Make A Long Distance Call
Tel Aviv, this is Telephone Pole calling. Telephone Pole calling, come in, Tel Aviv...hmm, they're not answering...the line is dead.But not so long ago...
MIKE KEELER: The Letters, the Leak, and Liberty
250 years ago this month, Boston was on the boil.It was a result of events going back much further, all the way to 1603....