Among the books on the new non-fiction shelves at the central library, I found a few gems, including Sarah Palin and the Wasilla Warriors: The True Story of the Improbable 1982 Alaska State Basketball Championship. It is probably the only book on Palin I will ever possibly read. Another one I grabbed was Lincoln, Inc., [...]
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Sarah Barracuda, Clark Gable, Lincoln & Two Politicos
Posted: May 26, 2012 in Abraham Lincoln, Books, Germany, Pop Culture, United States0
Some nerds at MIT have been hard at work finding a solution to one of life’s persistent problems: getting the last of the ketchup out of the bottle with ease. They developed a substance that can be applied to the insides of glass and plastic bottles. One student described it as “kind of a structured liquid [...]
Tut and mummies have been recent blog topics, so when I learned that Google had awarded Howard Carter, tomb raider extraordinaire, a Doodle, I thought it’d be nice to add a note about it. AJH
I just heard on KUOW, the public radio station associated with the University of Washington, that one of the Beastie Boys has died. He was young, only 47. I never liked the ‘Boys’ nor their music. I never thought they had much talent. They were vulgar and crude, and not much else. Of course, some are [...]
When I was growing up Dairy Queen was one of the family favorites. Often we’d go there on a Sunday night. Dilly Bars, cones, and Peanut Buster parfaits were the standard fare. Our family was on a budget. Later, with the permission of our parents, we upgraded to the Blizzard. Back then the small Blizzard and Peanut Buster [...]
A few weeks back I was browsing the shelves of the Bellevue library and found The Writer’s Guide to Everyday Life in the 1800s. Being a history nerd and genealogy aficionado, I was immediately taken in, by the title alone. One of the phrases that piqued my curiosity was Brother Jonathan, or simply Jonathan. He’s a caricature, symbolizing [...]
Tonight I stumbled across Dante’s Peak on the TV Guide Network (TVGN). One of the supporting roles was played by Charles Hallahan, which prompted memories of other terrific character actors. There’s not much else on TV tonight. A lot of channels and shows abandon Friday night because of the often poor ratings. For example, The Daily Show and The [...]
Last night, before rushing off to catch my bus, I grabbed a free copy of The New York Times from one of my favorite local hangouts. I am not divulging the location here because I don’t want the place overloaded with freeloaders and miscreants. I am in love with the place and want to keep [...]
Not only is carbon dioxide (CO2) responsible in large part for global warming, or the greenhouse effect, or climate change, or whatever the dire emergency is called these days, it also makes people obese, according to a new study. Is there an anti-CO2 lobby or what? I think a conspiracy is afoot. The pro-oxygen lobby [...]
Chuck Grassley and I have something in common besides Iowa. We both want more history programming on the History channel. I love history. A better understanding is going to strengthen our country. It’s going to strengthen patriotism. When I signed up for the History Channel on my satellite service, I expected to get history. Instead, [...]
