January 2011
25 posts
A New Year Thought--3D Technology in 1913 →
“A New Year Thought and Wish” features a garland surrounding a verse: “To greet you now, kind words I send, and wish ‘A Happy New Year, Friend.’” The leaves and stems of the garland are…
December 2010
33 posts
Merry Thoughts (With Wishbone and Pansies) →
“Merry Thoughts—New Year’s Greeting.” It’s another floral holiday card, this time with a golden good luck wishbone. The year is unreadable on this card, but it’s addressed to “Mr. W. A….
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Why You Don’t Need Discipline: Secrets to Writing... →
Happy Vintage New Year →
My grandma’s postcard album has more New Year’s greetings than Christmas cards. I don’t know if this represents personal preference or something cultural. Her father was from Scotland, and…
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“The name Mulder(r)ig is recorded in 19th Century Church Registers of Counties...”
– Surname Database: Mulderrig Last Name Origin
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My Linux Year in Review →
I haven’t chronicled my Linux adventures since attempting to upgrade to Debian testing back in January. I depend on my blog to keep track of my Linux trials and tribulations in case I have to…
Inquiry Concerning the Christmas Goose, 1908 →
Here’s another postcard addressed to my grandma’s mother, Agnes Williamson, postmarked Des Moines, Iowa, December 22, 1908. I can’t make out the signature, but the message begins with…
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“White Noise
Viking, 1985.
DeLillo’s breakthrough success, arguably still his...”
– Our Guide to the Don DeLillo Oeuvre — New York Magazine
Best Open Source Genealogy Software? - Slashdot →
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DeLillo on Writing →
Thanks for sending the observations of your e-mail group. It’s always a jarring experience for me to revisit earlier work but I found most of the comments informed and quite enlightening at times. My head is bent with current work these days and all I can say about White Noise from this distance is that the book is driven by a connection I sensed between advanced technology and contemporary...
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A marital alliance that proved most... →
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Study on arsenic-based life takes a beating on the... →
Browsing the Body - Slashdot →
Making Kombucha Mushroom Tea at Home →
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Curious and Crafty Readers » Blog Archive »... →
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Irish Crochet Leaf – We Got Ridges! « This and... →
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Käspaikka - Käsityö verkossa - Neulonta -... →
modular slippers—garter stitch squares
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Ulla - Mummojemme neuleet - Dominotossut →
Domino knit sippers
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Fibermania--Slippers into socks →
No-sew modular knit slipper/socks
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Woolly Thoughts →
Mathematics through knitting and crochet
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The Ultimate Stash-Buster: Modular Knitting! -... →
modular shells
Jennifer Stoddart: making your privacy her... →
BBC - Earth News - Oriental hornets powered by... →
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Scientists Say Iron-Eating Bacteria Are Gobbling... →
“A newly discovered microbe dubbed Halomonas titanicae is chewing its way through the wreck of the famous ship and leaving little behind except a fine dust, researchers report in today’s issue of the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. “
WatchVideo: Charging Takes a Toll on a Battery’s Insides - ScienceNOW
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Churchill, Hitler, and "The Unnecessary War" by... →
Holy Mackerel! William Pierce is alive and well and broadcasting on MSNBC.
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Matt Ridley on Sugata Mitra's Web-Based Education... →
“Turning Kids From India’s Slums Into Autodidacts”
Are We Doomed to Relive the '90s? | Mother Jones →
Grandma's Superhero Therapy (18 photos) - My... →
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Odds someone else has your SSN? One in 7 - The Red... →
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USGS National Research Program (NRP) -... →
report on a 2005 article in Science (the journal)
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APOD: 2010 November 30 - A Supercell Thunderstorm... →
spectacular photo
Silk Socks--Navy Pennants →
Here are the latest socks from my collection of disappointing silk skeins. In the early 1990’s I found several discounted skeins of “Grainy Silk,” from Rowan yarns. They formed a series of…