willis van devanter

Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 1,704

By Erik Loomis

In General

On September 15, 2024

This is the grave of Willis Van Devanter. Born in 1859 in Marion, Indiana into a Dutch family, Van Devanter was a Dutch Calvinist his whole life. Oh boy was he, at least in spirit if not in daily religious practice. He went to the...

GW Butch Perfectly square town, eight blocks by eight blocks. Maps says the Dempsey museum is temporarily closed.
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 2,036 · December 16, 2025
uncarved block 4 Channel surfing over my last weekend, I learned that Rosie Perez is a huge boxing fan. She was the guest on a TCM movie night, and selected two boxing flicks- including Kubrick's second movie. As...
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 2,036 · December 16, 2025
DJ I'm particularly interested in the idea that Jesus is the literal Son of Yahweh, because that's just such a Roman idea (cf Hercules, etc., etc., those randy gods were constantly having sex...
Eliminationist rhetoric and the GOP · December 16, 2025
Lord Running Clam If you just can’t do without more boxing in your life I started a novel published this year last night called The Slip which is so far very engaging and fast-moving, and centers around a (fictional)...
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 2,036 · December 16, 2025
TopsyJane The Manly Marine's politics were quite conservative in later life but he left his sport with his body, brain, and pocketbook intact. He had many views on many matters and did not hesitate to...
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 2,036 · December 16, 2025