I just finished reading The Longest Day, the 1959 book by Cornelius Ryan that tells the story of the D-Day landing from Allied, French, and German perspectives. The book covers June 6, 1944 and the days leading up to
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Donate some, pitch some. That’s our third dumpster.This month I have been focused on summer clean up. We moved back into our house after six months of unintentional reconstruction, thanks to failed plumbing supply line on the second floor that
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Who’s the white robed fella? I ask because it looks here like Ric didnt know this guy would be in his video.While cleaning out the garage Saturday, I heard the Cars’ song “Magic,” which contains this nifty lyric: “Summer,
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In 18th Century Europe, common methods for trying to revive drowning victims included throwing the victim onto a trotting horse, dunking in freezing water (ironic?), and my personal favorite, blowing tobacco smoke into the rectum.
These were creative ideas and
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This article in The Fox Magazine lists five things you can buy that are portable, even though you wouldn’t think they could be. The list includes toilets, massage chairs, saunas, neck fans, and bedrooms. The description of a portable bedroom
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MoneyGet awayYou get a good job with good pay and you’re okayMoneyIt’s a gasGrab that cash with both hands and make a stashNew car, caviar, four star daydreamThink I’ll buy me a football team
Pink Floyd just gets it. When
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Did you know that Monaco’s flag looks the same as the flag of Indonesia? The differences are subtle. The Indonesian flag is wider, with a width-to-length ratio of 2:3, compared to Monaco’s 4:5; and Monaco flies a slightly darker
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Crash Test Dummies is a band from Winnipeg that I really like — especially the 1993 album, God Shuffled His Feet. It’s full of thoughtful questions asked in a booming deep voice. The song In the Days of the Caveman
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The Munker-White Illusion, image by David Novick (UTEP)This is one of my favorite optical illusions. The spheres here are all beige. They are not red, green, or purple. Look closely and you’ll see. David Novick, a professor of engineering at
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The one on the left is now 6-foot-5. The one on the right? Whereabouts unknown.When my kids were younger, we used to play a guessing game. The questioner would think of someone, real or imaginary. The object was to figure
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