LIFE.

You can search the Life Magazine photo archives through Google images. This isn't a new feature, it's just that this evening was the first time I availed myself of it. For kicks and giggles, I searched for my name. It was pretty disappointing.

It's boatloads of Rachel L. Cook, plenty of Rachel Carson, a smattering of Rachel Hunter, and a surprisingly large number of some female bodybuilder named Rachel McLish.

There are only two I thought were interesting:

Jackie Robinson

Baseball star Jackie Robinson w. his wife Rachel as young son Jackie Jr. drinks a glass of milk, on front steps of their home.

Location:	Brooklyn, NY, US
Date taken:	July 1949

I think I just like the specificity of the caption re: Jackie Jr.'s drink.

And then this one is just weird:


Gov. of Michigan G. Mennen Williams's son Gary (L) posing for a picture with Gov. of Alabama James E. Folsom's daughter Rachel (R) during the Govenor's [sic] convention.

Location:	Atlantic City, GA, US
Date taken:	June 1956

On a side note, Life's mascot for the 1890s is Queen Victoria. Sometime I'll have to write a post about why I despise her.

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Silly Google

I am often amused by the "Sponsored Links" that Google provides alongside my email messages. But today was the first time that I actually uttered a small cry of fright at one of them: "Bagpipes Ringtone." Click here to read more . . .

Keeping up with my Correspondence

Dear Google News,

The fictional death of fictional (and not even popular/relevant enough to star in a major motion picture or Kids WB cartoon) Captain America? Really?

This is the biggest non-story since Barbie dumped Ken.

Love,
Rachel

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Dear Ann Coulter,

John Edwards wanted me to write and thank you for reminding people that he's in the Democratic race, too. Oh, and so did the Coalition for People Who Want the F-Word to Become the New N-Word. You've been ever so helpful!

Love,
Rachel

P.S. Have you tried letting your natural hair color grow back in? Just food for thought.

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Dear the Big XII North,

When did you guys get so lousy at, like, sports? I don't mean to kick you when you're down, since all four of your teams in the first round of the tournament got beat DOWN today, but . . . it's just not fair for all of you to get to play each other so much (I'm looking at your undefeated division record, KU), when the Big XII South has--because they're better than you, frankly--a much tougher time playing amongst themselves.

Step it up, is all I'm saying.

(KU basketball, you're doing a fine job. This doesn't apply to you. Just your football team. . . . You don't need to win the tournament to prove yourselves to me. Really. In fact, take it easy. Really.)

Love,
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