El Borak

El Borak is an historian by training, an IT Director by vocation, and a writer when the mood strikes him. He lives in rural Kansas with his wife of thirty years, where he works to fix the little things.

July 12, 2018

Gardening

Bunch of Little Rotters

Over the years my tomato patch has produced respectable results. But one of the problems I consistently encountered was called Blossom End Rot. It happened first some ten years ago and grew

February 19, 2018

What Did We Think Was Going To Happen?

Everyone, it seems, has a magic bullet that’s going to end school shootings. It’s part of our culture. The left wants one simple law passed and the right another repealed. Everyone on Twitter is a policy expert, Facebook is filled

February 26, 2018

Undercover Gardening: Mulching with Shredded Paper

September 21, 2019

A Spiritually Dark Future

Firearms

Time for a Spoon Buyback Program

February 2, 2019

At least they admit it’s not only the guns: EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (KMOX) – They are asking the same questions in East St. Louis. “How do we reduce violence.” One answer,

Religion

Don't Let The Church Door Hit You

January 31, 2019

Tony Jones has a problem with your church: The time has come for a schism regarding the issue of women in the church. Those of us who know that women should be

Literature

Ruinstone – Part II

January 30, 2019

(Continued from Part I) The smoke of Bramlet was heavy on Grumadir’s clothes and mind as he arrived at the Iron Horse. The faces of the patrons did not surprise him, as

Literature

Ruinstone – Part I

January 28, 2019

Overlooking the valley where Bramlet once stood, Grumadir sat stunned atop his panting horse. Nothing he had heard about the other unfortunate towns did the scene justice. A landscape of ash and

History

Tarnished Brass – A History of the Kansas Fifteenth Volunteer Cavalry, Part VI

January 24, 2019

(Continued from Part V) Part VI – Divergent Paths The southward pursuit of Price lasted well into November, though the Union forces were never again able to bring him to battle. Jennison,

History

Tarnished Brass – A History of the Kansas Fifteenth Volunteer Cavalry, Part V

January 22, 2019

(Continued from Part IV) Part V – Botching the Skeer The pursuit began a day later, led by General Curtis, and initially moved quickly enough thereafter that the federal supply trains could

History

Tarnished Brass – A History of the Kansas Fifteenth Volunteer Cavalry, Part IV

January 21, 2019

(Continued from Part III) Part IV – Turning Point Because of its high and heavily-wooded western bank, the Big Blue was fordable in only three places along the six mile front taken

History

Tarnished Brass – A History of the Kansas Fifteenth Volunteer Cavalry, Part III

January 19, 2019

(Continued from Part II) Part III – Retreat to the Big Blue Brigadier General James Gilpatrick Blunt wasn’t supposed to fight at the Little Blue. Concerned about breaking down his best regiments,

History

Tarnished Brass – A History of the Kansas Fifteenth Volunteer Cavalry, Part II

January 17, 2019

(Continued from Part I) Part II – Retreat to the Little Blue By mid 1864, many in the Confederate States of America were searching for a political door out of the Civil

History

Tarnished Brass – A History of the Kansas Fifteenth Volunteer Cavalry, Part I

January 16, 2019

Part I – The Flawed Fifteenth “QUANTRELL has at least 1,000 men near the Kansas line.” Thus did the New York Times encapsulate both the fear and rage of Kansans in the

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El Borak

Bunch of Little Rotters

What Did We Think Was Going To Happen?

Undercover Gardening: Mulching with Shredded Paper

A Spiritually Dark Future

Time for a Spoon Buyback Program

Don't Let The Church Door Hit You

Ruinstone – Part II

Ruinstone – Part I

Tarnished Brass – A History of the Kansas Fifteenth Volunteer Cavalry, Part VI

Tarnished Brass – A History of the Kansas Fifteenth Volunteer Cavalry, Part V

Tarnished Brass – A History of the Kansas Fifteenth Volunteer Cavalry, Part IV

Tarnished Brass – A History of the Kansas Fifteenth Volunteer Cavalry, Part III

Tarnished Brass – A History of the Kansas Fifteenth Volunteer Cavalry, Part II

Tarnished Brass – A History of the Kansas Fifteenth Volunteer Cavalry, Part I

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