I can’t believe how long it took me to watch “1776”, but I did last night, and best of all, watched along with a crowd of other history enthusiasts on Twitter — including one of my idols, Joanne Freeman, Yale historian and author of “Affairs of Honor.” Yesterday she was recognized by someone on the subway. Pretty cool for a historian!

Anyway, I enjoyed the movie but I will have to try watching it again without all the distractions going on in the room and on my phone.