linus pauling

Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 1,980

By Erik Loomis

In General

On October 4, 2025

This is the grave of Linus Pauling. Born in 1901 in Portland, Oregon, Pauling grew up without much. His father ran a drugstore and they moved around Oregon for those plans, first to Lake Oswego and then to Condon, which is a tiny town in...

Haver of not good opinions
my take from this is that Ireland has an entire county named after mayonaisse - yuck!
No, they named the condiment after the most common skin tone found in the county.
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 2,036 · December 16, 2025
MIJ One of them had a restaurant in NYC that celebrities loved.
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 2,036 · December 16, 2025
CaptainBringdown
It was America’s Pastime, by far the most popular sport in the country.
Horse racing may have been equally popular, possibly more.
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 2,036 · December 16, 2025
Keaaukane I was curious about Mr. Tunney's WW2 service, which is mentioned on his tombstone. He was in charge of physical conditioning for Navy pilots. He eventually made Navy Captain (roughly the same...
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 2,036 · December 16, 2025
truffautfan So on the nose with the color of the shoes
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 2,036 · December 16, 2025