We tried something new this past episode of the Saturday Six Pack. We cranked the heat in the studio to 120-degrees, nailed the door shut, and watched as our guests slowly melted into their chairs… If you listen closely, you can hear it happening. What starts with tiny droplets of sweat falling gently onto our […]
Tag Archives: Blackbeard
Wagering beers with Ypsi’s new superintendent, fighting with my daughter, and talking about Blackbeard with a young radical …on episode 22 of The Saturday Six Pack
Posted in Education, Mark's Life, The Saturday Six Pack, Ypsilanti Also tagged Amelia marks, Andres, Bee Roll, Benjamin Edmondson, Bernie Sanders, Brian Robb, cannibalism, Charlie's Angeles, Cheryl Ladd, Chick-fil-A, Civil War, Clementine, Confederate flag, Dreamland Theater, El Salvador, Iggy Pop, Jamestown, Jennicet Gutiérrez, Jim Cherewick, Keandre Duff, kiddywampus, Kittywampus, Man Up or Kid Down, Matt Siegfried, Naia Venturi, Pete Larson, pirates, Raw Power, teeth, The Stooges, vacations, WICKidz Radio, YCS, Ypsilanti Community Schools 16 Comments
A whole new MarkMaynard.com, brought to you in July by The Rocket
At some point later this morning, if all goes according to plan, the site should look considerably different. I hope you find it to your liking. Among other things, you should be able to more easily share your favorite posts on Facebook, and get your comments posted without having to wait so long for moderation. […]
Posted in Locally Owned Business, Mark's Life, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged Coupon, the future of this site, The Rocket 30 Comments
Maynards of East Kentucky
I know it’s a bit of a reach, but if anyone in the audience has an extra copy of The Maynards of East Kentucky laying around, I’d love to borrow it. In case you can’t read the small print, this is what’s written at the bottom of the cover… “On Brushy Creek in 1813, James […]
Posted in History, Mark's Life, Uncategorized Also tagged 1718, 1813, 1814, Brushy Creek, cabins, Christopher "Kit" Maynard, From Pioneers to the Tenth Generation, genealogy, great achievements of white people, Kentucky, Lieutenant Robert Maynard, other Maynards, Pike County, pirates, Roland B. Maynard, rude, the history of white people, The Maynards of East Kentucky, whitey 38 Comments