tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155294605102994692024-03-09T18:46:36.624-08:00BLOG Home of Bruce A. SarteBruce has worked in educational technology for almost twenty years and but his real love is history... American history in particular. In addition to technology and history, Bruce is the author of several books including: Sands of Time, Towering Pines Volume One:Room 509, The Star of Christmas, Philadelphia Story, The Insider's Story, How to Play Guitar and How to Read the Bible.Bruce A. Sartehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07236060868757508959noreply@blogger.comBlogger171125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615529460510299469.post-8794872197421005882019-07-11T05:56:00.000-07:002019-07-11T05:56:00.068-07:00Baseball: Revenues up even as attendance dips
As Major League Baseball heads into the second half of its season, there are marked and loudly voices concerns over attendance across the board in the media. However, in spite of a noticeable drop-off in ticket sales, ticket revenue is projected to increase league-wide by approximately $19 million as compared to the revenue in 2019 according to Two Circles. This increase is Bruce A. Sartehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07236060868757508959noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615529460510299469.post-41252652786130614222019-06-09T16:57:00.001-07:002019-06-09T16:57:15.682-07:00Baseball 101: Pitch Sequencing with your CurveballYesterday, I posted about how to increase the effectiveness of your curveball. One of the reasons I try to teach the curveball over something like a slider is the change of speeds. Changing speeds is one of the most effective weapons any pitcher can have. And the more dramatic the change, the more off-balance the hitter will be. Of course, there is more to it than that, Bruce A. Sartehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07236060868757508959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615529460510299469.post-66454662855687377972019-06-08T06:23:00.003-07:002019-06-08T06:23:43.805-07:00Baseball 101: 5 Tips to an Effective CurveballWhen I was younger and at my prime, I prided myself on being a smart pitcher. I knew what I could do, I knew what was working on any given day -- even sometimes what was popping nicely in a particular inning -- and then I would analyze the batter's stance, where he was in the box, contrast that with the count, how many outs, who was on base and where... only then would I pick what pitch to Bruce A. Sartehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07236060868757508959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615529460510299469.post-74026220825436107682018-07-08T06:23:00.002-07:002018-07-08T06:24:45.522-07:00American History: Sallie Ann Jarrett, Canine SoldierThe Civil War is a seminal event in American history. Without question this conflict between the states will continue to live on as both one of the most tragic and storied periods in the history of our country and the world. History tells us the over 618,000 men and women died during the war. The Battle of Gettysburg, in conjunction with the Battle of Vicksburg, is seen as the Bruce A. Sartehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07236060868757508959noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615529460510299469.post-45588121222789133172018-01-13T07:11:00.002-08:002018-01-13T07:50:04.258-08:00History 101: Whisky or Whiskey? What's the Difference Between Them All?
Personally, whiskey is my favorite spirit to sit back and enjoy. A lot of folks enjoy beer, wine or other fine spirits, but whiskey has always been my favorite. I enjoy a nice scotch or bourbon, and even like drinking the cheap ones. My personal favorite is Gentleman Jack, which is an aged version of Jack Daniels. And it is one of the most popular alcoholic beverage Bruce A. Sartehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07236060868757508959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615529460510299469.post-76593549596334441282017-07-08T06:46:00.002-07:002017-07-08T08:32:56.062-07:00Trek 101: U.S.S. Franklin in Star Trek: BeyondIn Star Trek: Beyond Kirk and Company escape after being lured into an ambush by Krall -- our villain in Beyond. Krall and his forces decapitate the Enterprise, sending it crashing down onto Krall's prison planet where what is left of the crew of the Enterprise is enslaved with only Kirk, Scotty, Bones, Chekov, Spock and their new found friend Jaylah to break them out and save the day! Bruce A. Sartehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07236060868757508959noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615529460510299469.post-29083989525178235392017-02-11T07:10:00.000-08:002017-02-14T07:38:29.328-08:00History 101: A History of Valentine's DayAh, Valentine's Day... we celebrate it every February 14th and whether you are a romantic who oohs and aahs every time they see a couple in love, or a heartless curmudgeon who wants to throw rocks at those couples, the history of Valentine's Day has something for you!
Today, we celebrate Valentine's Day as a day of love. We are told that if we love someone, we will remember them Bruce A. Sartehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07236060868757508959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615529460510299469.post-40001947353466047092017-01-21T07:12:00.000-08:002017-01-21T07:25:33.261-08:00An Open Letter to President TrumpDear President Donald Trump, I am writing to you because I feel that our country is at a dangerous crossroads. We stand at the intersection of Cultural Divide Place and Economic Cliff Road. I write to you not as someone who is a Republican and voted for you, nor as a Democrat who voted for Hillary -- I am neither of those things. I did vote, but like millions of Bruce A. Sartehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07236060868757508959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615529460510299469.post-47808541574771116152016-12-23T06:10:00.000-08:002016-12-23T06:12:51.466-08:00American History 101: How NORAD Started Tracking Santa Claus!This year a record number of children (and adults, let's be honest here people...) will spend a reasonable amount of time tracking Santa Clause via NORAD's App, or the website or even following the Big Guy's progress on Twitter. Over the past several decades, we have all grown accustomed to hearing updates from NORAD on Santa's progress, and NORAD has kept up with the technology by Bruce A. Sartehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07236060868757508959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615529460510299469.post-372380791731568292016-11-17T07:09:00.002-08:002016-11-17T08:39:33.166-08:00Holiday History 101: The History of Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving.... what is Thanksgiving and what does it mean to us today? In America, we think of family, turkey and football. We tend to gather together with family to officially kick off the six week period that we refer to as "The Holiday Season" when we are inundated with food, cooler weather and Santa Claus. But it has not always been this way. Where did this Bruce A. Sartehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07236060868757508959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615529460510299469.post-5572702053850081782016-10-29T07:00:00.000-07:002016-10-29T07:00:45.901-07:00American History 101: The History of Immigration in America and Why we have Illegal Immigrants TodayImmigration.A contentious subject in America and American politics to be sure. Every election cycle, it is one of the top five issues that are discussed, and this election is no different. And in case you are wondering, the candidates all have slightly different views on this subject. Donald Trump wants to simply deport those who have come here illegally, and build a wall Bruce A. Sartehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07236060868757508959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615529460510299469.post-52697166509719806042016-10-22T07:07:00.003-07:002016-10-22T07:07:51.624-07:00American History (Commentary): Vote for the Freedom of Immigrants in America
Immigrants coming through Ellis Island seeking a better life IN AMERICA, not their native country.
Before you begin reading this post -- which is an opinion piece as much as a historical commentary -- please view the video below. Today's post is a conversation about immigration and what today is seen as "hatred being perpetrated by Donald Trump." And yes, Trump spouts a lot of Bruce A. Sartehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07236060868757508959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615529460510299469.post-71993779210585787282016-09-27T17:20:00.000-07:002016-09-27T17:20:33.861-07:00American History 101: The Preparedness Day BombingIn 1916, the people of the United States were happily ensconced in their comfortable isolationism. Americans spent their days hearing of the carnage, death and dismemberment taking place in Europe and their evenings shaking their heads at the horrors. As 1916 droned on, it became increasingly clear the the American government that staying out of the fray was quickly becoming more of aBruce A. Sartehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07236060868757508959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615529460510299469.post-308312270361678352016-08-27T06:58:00.001-07:002016-08-27T07:02:14.277-07:00American History 101: The Culper Ring and the RevolutionHappy Almost End of Summer Readers!As the summer draws to a close I am forced to look back and take stock at what I've accomplished this summer. I have clearly not accomplished a lot of blogging, but I have made some serious headway on the Towering Pines Series. In conjunction with Boojum Audio and Seth Williams, the audio book for Towering Pines Volume One: Room 509 has finally Bruce A. Sartehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07236060868757508959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615529460510299469.post-49528688890654815342016-08-01T18:09:00.001-07:002016-08-01T18:09:56.170-07:00American History 101: The Election of 1860 and Lincoln as a 3rd Party CandidateRecently, this meme of Abraham Lincoln has been floating around Facebook. It shows a very familiar portrait of Abraham Lincoln with the words, "This is what happens when you waste your vote on a 3rd party candidate." The point of the meme is to illustrate that it is possible to rock the status quo in Washington and make the government do the will of the people. We can debate allBruce A. Sartehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07236060868757508959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615529460510299469.post-69324140593845263372016-06-18T06:47:00.000-07:002016-06-18T06:47:43.555-07:00History 101: The Battle of GuadalcanalI wanted to start this post off by apologizing for a general lack of BLOG activity since April. I have been working hard on finishing my degree, have been working on producing the Audiobook for Towering Pines Volume One and have been working on a new novel. The Towering Pines audiobook will be available in July so keep your eye out here for more information as it becomes Bruce A. Sartehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07236060868757508959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615529460510299469.post-69682111316643633782016-05-15T14:42:00.004-07:002016-05-15T14:42:59.518-07:00American History 101: The Dust BowlIn the middle of the 1930’s the prairies of the United States and Canada were hit with severe droughts that caused unprecedented dry conditions in the region. The drought came in three different waves in 1934, 1936 and 1939 and caused severe erosion in the area. The erosion was marked by large, swirling clouds of dust that would darken the skies sometimes for hundreds of miles. The impacted Bruce A. Sartehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07236060868757508959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615529460510299469.post-36609364996461873692016-03-30T18:09:00.004-07:002016-03-30T18:09:49.431-07:00History 101: Why Great Britain is Responsible for World War IIWorld War II.
The greatest conflict in human history. And by greatest, I mean World War II claimed more human lives then any other conflict in the history of the world. It is estimated that over 60,000,000 people died as a result of the conflicts of World War II. Of those 60,000,000, it is only estimated that 25,000,000 of those were soldiers. That leaves an estimated Bruce A. Sartehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07236060868757508959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615529460510299469.post-767910376168931282016-03-26T08:24:00.003-07:002016-03-26T08:24:47.387-07:00History 101: Nazi Germany, Hitler and the Night of the Long KnivesHitler's rise to power was not as meteoric as many people believe. Hitler began his long climb towards ultimate power in the early 1920's, and even though he served some time in jail and skirted the law on a number of occasions he was ultimately granted power over Germany based on the letter of the law. Yes, that's right, he did not take over the government, rule over Bruce A. Sartehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07236060868757508959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615529460510299469.post-76523838473598766702016-03-16T11:35:00.000-07:002016-03-16T11:35:08.055-07:00Tech: Stopping a Scheduled Windows 10 Update from Windows 7 or Windows 8
We all knew it would come to this... that with Microsoft's "free" offering of Windows 10 that there would be a catch... or several. Well, the first show recently dropped as Microsoft began pushing an update that significantly changes the in which the upgrade from Windows 7 and Windows 8 is offered to folks. If you have not seen a screen like this yet, it is coming to a Windows Bruce A. Sartehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07236060868757508959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615529460510299469.post-9627579133644416662016-02-27T18:20:00.001-08:002016-02-27T18:20:28.281-08:00American History 101: States Rights Versus Strong Federal GovernmentThroughout the history of the United States there has existed a seemingly continuous struggle between the federal government and the individual states as to who truly holds the core of power within the country. The foundations of the country lie within the idea that there needs to be a limited role for the government that protects individual rights and freedoms. There have been periods in whichBruce A. Sartehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07236060868757508959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615529460510299469.post-990822647103528112016-02-20T15:59:00.001-08:002016-02-20T15:59:25.694-08:00Today in American History 02/19/1942: The Internment of Japanese Americans During World War IIToday in American History, 02/19/1942 President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066. This Executive Order authorized the "evacuation" of everyone of Japanese ancestry from the west coast of the United States. This order began what is known as the Japanese Internment during World War II, this continued until June 30, 1946.
Members of the Mochida Family tagged and Bruce A. Sartehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07236060868757508959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615529460510299469.post-87170731208329379742016-02-06T13:24:00.001-08:002016-02-20T16:50:28.316-08:00Tech: Turn Off Windows 10 Auto Updates
Windows 10 is out and about. It is easily the most stable, and best performing operating system since Windows 7. I like to describe it like this... Windows 8 is to Windows Vista, as Windows 10 is to Windows 7. Solid, reliable and fast -- given that you have newer hardware that you didn't buy from a big box outlet for $199... Don't mistake the "free" operating system Bruce A. Sartehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07236060868757508959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615529460510299469.post-52522087950429255052016-02-04T12:22:00.003-08:002016-02-04T12:22:29.021-08:00American History 101: Prohibition and the 18th Amendment
Alcohol has been ever present throughout American history. And from the mid-18th century through the early 20th century, alcohol was a cancer in the culture. They did not call it alcoholism at that time, but it was rampant and pervasive throughout America. In the mid-19th century the Temperance Movement began, and extolled the evils of alcohol and tried to remove the disease Bruce A. Sartehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07236060868757508959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615529460510299469.post-30837306780887796442016-01-29T17:27:00.002-08:002016-01-31T14:27:15.215-08:00Tech History: The First Portable Color Gaming System - The Atari LynxAs an undergraduate I attended Temple University and lived in Center City Philadelphia. Each day I had to hop the Broad Street line up to Temple from what used to be called Market East (it is now Jefferson Station). For me personally, this was frustrating and annoying. Sitting around waiting for a train that ultimately made me late for class more often then it should have was noBruce A. Sartehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07236060868757508959noreply@blogger.com0