Richard Grippaldi
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Richard Grippaldi
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I teach college students. I research the 19th century US Army. I post about baseball and ice cream (mostly).
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I neglected tagging the coauthor, @heatheratacts.bsky.social
January 2, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Charles McDonald's memoir __Company Commander__ covers, in part, his experience in a leg company during the Battle. His history __A Time for Trumpets__ is dated at this point, but tries to quote / place as many civilians & EM / junior officers as he could research at the time
December 30, 2025 at 1:51 PM
There's a young one in the house with us. Most of the family had to go take a walk before the child settled in for the usual nap
December 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM
When the files I needed weren't where the PI said they were, I sparked a 20 minute debate. First between me & the archivist, who assumed I wrote down the wrong info on the slip. Then between the archivist & the poor guy who had to tell the archivist they weren't on the shelf.
No tour though.
December 23, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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The losses to my field have been tremendous. Every brilliant scholar-teacher I know who didn’t get a chance to grow our knowledge about the past and help young people learn historical thinking skills is a loss. But it should never be “me instead of you,” but always “both of us, together.”
December 19, 2025 at 12:06 AM
How did "Temple of Doom" finish? People's hearts should stay inside their bodies.
November 27, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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Really the truth is that everyone in Philly thinks their local cheesesteak place is the best, except if you're a tourist, then you debate Pat's and Gino's
November 24, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Still grumbling the Yankees cast my beloved Thunder aside for Somerset. Credit where credit is due, though, this sounds neat. #trentonmakestheworldtakes
November 19, 2025 at 2:11 PM