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“Experience keeps a dear school but fools will learn in no other”
-Benjamin Franklin
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Thinking About Smoke
As I went for the allergy meds this morning, I thought of Wylie Osler. For those who never had the opportunity to know Wylie, I can only wish that I had a record of all his stories – Wylie saw the humor in most everything he encountered. Wylie had asthma – and his story about Read more
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Fiberfest
There are volumes written on what I don’t know about wool fiber and the process of turning fleece into yarn. Present was fiber from sheep, angora rabbits, and alpacas. Being a crafter that neither knits, crochets, or felts, I was dazzled by all the pretty yarns. There was an array of unprocessed wool fleece to Read more
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College and Student Debt
I saw the graph below in an article on, obviously, college degrees and debt load, at ZeroHedge. The article is worth a look – the author points out that “a significant percentage of the 48,000 students who enroll in history programs for their undergrad studies literally believe that they eventually will become a history professor. Read more
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Our Predicted Weather
These maps show our weather predictions for November-December-January (taken from NOAA website). It looks like above average precipitation for us, and normal temperatures. Personally, I think that means “put the plow on the front of the tractor and the snowblower on the back.” To some it may mean “Fill the woodshed.” Next year’s predictions for Read more
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More on Yugos
As I started getting the old Yugo back on line, I developed an interest in the Zastava lines (Yugos in their home country). When I bought the little car, I paid $999 for a little car with 18,000 miles, and I classified it as a disposable car. As it passed 60,000 miles with no significant Read more
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CDC Data Visualization
Raw data is nice, but can be hard to visualize. The CDC link at the bottom provides the data, but also a variety of ways to view it in chart and graph formats. As the saying goes, past performance does not guarantee future results – but it isn’t a bad guideline. Read more
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