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“Experience keeps a dear school but fools will learn in no other”
-Benjamin Franklin
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What do the letters Ph.D. signify?
There’s a joke that they stand for Piled higher and Deeper. The idea isn’t that far-fetched. Your coursework may cover a broad area – but the dissertation itself is narrow. My dissertation topic was the outmigration of Dariusleut Hutterites in South Dakota. The population included about 6,000 people. Outmigration – leaving the colony for the Read more
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Why is Veteran’s Day on the Eleventh?
Veteran’s day is this upcoming Thursday, November 11th. Veteran’s day is always on November 11th. On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, World War I ended. That was over a century ago- in 1918. It was originally Armistice Day, probably for about as long as WWI was described unironically as Read more
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Why all the indoor flies?
As it turns out, the inside flies of this time of the year aren’t the same as the flies of summer. Winter’s flies are looking for a nice, warm place to spend the winter- and our homes tend to be very appealing. Why are there flies in my house? There’s snow outside! If your home… Read more
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Vacuum Tubes for Riding Lawn Mowers
I caught myself in a definition trap. My first thought, when I spotted the explanation that the poorly running engine could be caused by a bad vacuum tube, was to the old vacuum tube radios of my youth. Even with that blunder, the old vacuum operated windshield wipers of my first cars offered the explanation Read more
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Two bits on inflation.
Recently a friend explained the meaning of the phrase “two bits” to me. It means “25 cents”. He recalls hearing a song on the radio when he was young that went “two bits, four bits, six bits, a dollar”. While I was unable to find this song (the closest I came was a Florida state Read more
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Trego School Went to Distance Learning Last Week- Back in Person
Last week, Trego School went to distance-learning in response to a covid exposure in the school, in accordance with the school’s Health and Safety plan. School resumed in-person this week. Read more
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