Random Thoughts by Mark Milliorn

After a career of teaching history, it is so much fun to write about nonsense.

Saturday, May 2, 2026

The Mystery of the Lost Mysteries

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I have always loved mysteries, probably because I worked my way through the entire Hardy Boys series in the second grade.   I was hooked ea...
Saturday, April 25, 2026

A Nazi Baby Shower

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After reading about the history of the painting, I was a little surprised to learn that it was actually rather small, about fifteen inches w...
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Saturday, April 18, 2026

Göring’s Model Trains

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In the early 1980’s while my wife made yet another trip to look at a cathedral (seen one, you’ve seen them all) I took a trip to a really gr...
Saturday, April 11, 2026

Alcatraz, You’re Kidding, Right?

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President Trump has asked Congress for $152 million to start work on restoring Alcatraz as a federal penitentiary.   This almost has to be a...
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Saturday, April 4, 2026

Ghost Ship, Meet the Actual Ghost Spreadsheet

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In Ghost Ship (2002), a salvage crew in the Bering Sea is lured toward a long-lost ocean liner and the movie wastes no time telling you exa...
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Saturday, March 28, 2026

Corrugated Time Capsule

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Twice a week I travel across the Organ Mountains to White Sands, where I participate on a drinking team with a small bowling problem.   It i...
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Mark Milliorn
Now that I'm retired, I'm a student again. I just finished my fifth bachelor's degree and I'm looking for a new major. I make terrible watercolor paintings that I burn so they can't be used as evidence at my commitment hearing.
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