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-Benjamin Franklin
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The Quality of Numbers
Not all numbers are suitable for math, yet we can still use them. Section, Township and Range allow us to find a location on a map, or travel to a specific location. It’s usually expressed in terms Like T37W R25N S19 – which translates to Township (36 Square Miles) 37 W (west of the point Read more
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Robert Treat Payne Had Traveled To Greenland
You probably don’t recall Robert Treat Payne, but most of us have seen his name, high among the signatures on the Declaration of Independence. So far as I can find out, he was the only man who signed the Declaration who had been to Greenland. I suspect that one out of fifty-six stood as the Read more
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75 Years Ago in New York
I spotted this copy of an American Labor Party political flyer from days gone by on a Canadian blog: Congressman Marcantonio was first elected as a Republican in 1934 from Harlem. He lost the next election, then switched to the American Labor party and won six more terms. He ran for mayor of NYC in Read more
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Recovery Time for a Retiree
I went through hernia repair surgery on the second of January. A skilled surgeon, using a special robotic tool, made for minimally invasive surgery. So I have a 15 pound limit until Valentine’s day, and after about ten days I feel like getting back to work. The package says you should be able to go Read more
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Venn Diagram and DSM
I’ve seen this Venn diagram on several pieces of social media. It doesn’t give a comment about everything in it coming from the psychologist folks Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, so I thought I should add that. The intersection of all sets is interesting: Unable to take criticism, Lack of empathy, Manipulative, relationship difficulties. Sounds like Read more
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When Castro Was Cool
I wasn’t yet ten, and Castro was cool. From 1953 on, he was a revolutionary, fighting to remove Fulgencio Batista from Cuba’s presidency. In 1938, speaking of Nicaragua’s president Somoza, FDR described the dictator with the phrase “He may be a son of a bitch, but he’s our son of a bitch.” President Roosevelt died Read more
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