History Nerd

I'm a history nerd. There, I admit it. It's out there for everyone to see and read. You'll find me with my nose stuck in the biography section of the library, engrossed in whatever figure I'm fixated on this week. I just finished a book on Mary Queen of Scots. If I do read fiction it's usually heavily historical. I'm reading a series about the Amish now. Very interesting stuff. To add to the geek factor, I know the hows and whys of why WD-40 was created and I know Elsie the cow had a brother, Elmer, of white glue fame. How do I know this? Because, I'm a history nerd, pay attention!

I watch very little tv but when I do watch, it's usually something on PBS, the History Channel, National Geographic or Discovery Channel. I'm hoping one day I'll be on Jeopardy and my nerdiness will pay off, because quite honestly, I suck at Wheel Of Fortune. Last night I was taking it easy and was flipping channels and I came upon a series on C-Span. Ok, before you moan any louder, hear me out. It's a 9 hour series all about the Capitol Building. http://www.the-capitol.org The first 3 hours were last night, the next 3 are tonight and the last 3 are tomorrow. It's totally fascinating! It's broken down into 3 one hour segments and in between segments callers can call in with questions and capitol or national archivists or historians answer some of the best and most intriguing questions. One of the Capitol Historians has written a book and I totally intent to read it. See, my nerdiness just inched up a few notches. I can't help myself, blame my mother, she's a history nerd too. Who knew there was a history nerd gene? So if you like history, I'm recommending this series. Heck, you might even learn something, it'll be our little secret, one nerd to another.