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Obituary: Grum
Read more: Obituary: GrumDeborah Blaylock Atwood, 92, of Topsfield, MA, formerly of Nashua, NH, died peacefully in her beloved home of 60 years. Her daughters, The Three B’s, Biscuit, Bear and Beany, dear friends, and her wonderful…
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Gene Smith, Veteran
Read more: Gene Smith, VeteranMy dad Albert “Gene” Smith joined the US Naval Reserve in 1942. They put him to work teaching about radar, and eventually moved him over to the R&D side. Artifacts from his time in…
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Bon Mot via Janelle Shane
Read more: Bon Mot via Janelle ShaneJanelle Shane’s AI Weirdness has posted an Advent Calendar for 2023. She did not include the aptly named icon (left) in the calendar. It was generated while she experimented with DALL-E and ChatGPT. In…
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The Postcolonial Wood Badge Story
Read more: The Postcolonial Wood Badge StoryAdult Scouting leaders world-wide take part in a training program called Wood Badge. Baden-Powell (B-P), the founder of Scouting, hosted the first Wood Badge course in 1919. Every nation in the World Organization of…
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Extremists Storm the Amercaijan Capital
Read more: Extremists Storm the Amercaijan CapitalA friend stole this from his sister who posted it on Facebook. So it must be true. (Rewters) Extremist al-Māgha forces loyal to the regime of Dun’īlad at-Tarāmfi stormed the Amercaijan center of government…
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Cato Went Bogus
Read more: Cato Went BogusAt some point in the past 30 years I signed up for a $50 sample membership in the Cato Institute, a residue of my libertarian proto-objectivist streak. Originally they tried to be an honest…
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Lord of the Rings, II?
Read more: Lord of the Rings, II?This DVD cover comes from a pirated DVD, circa 2001. The English text provides a classic example of an English translation adapted for appearance instead of relevance. The movie was sold in the black…
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