One argument I used to make to my students about why it was important to learn history (and historical thinking) is that someone was always going to be trying to tell you things were natural or had always been this way and that you needed to be able to see that as an exercise of power.

I have a friend who lives in this image. They bought that because at the time it was a very affordable house in the Sacramento area to raise three kids.

Unfortunately he did complain about how it is far from everything other than a school and park.

Polar Express train from the Sacramento railroad museum was a beautiful sight

My want to own a boat skyrockets on days like this

The Ziggurat gives less of an evil building vibe when Christmas boats are near by