Interesting clicks for ’26
Should you find yourself with some time on your hands this holiday season, here are some blogs/videos that I really enjoyed. A name by any other name This page shows the distribution of a given first name over time. Mine,…
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Just a tiny moment, but what a moment
Researching ancestry is a humbling hobby. You soon realize that you’re part of a community that started well before you and will continue well after you, with every ancestor contributing a tiny moment into the whole. Those moments, in toto,…
A gaggle of wolves?
Wouldn’t be as intimidating, would it? Everyone knows wolves travel in packs. But how about these other creatures? Try your luck.
What’s the hubbub? Rare earth minerals
Three explanations, geared to your interest / attention span.
So you want to be in pictures
First identify these Oscar winners of days gone by. Click on the question mark if you need a hint.
There oughta be a word for that
Adacity – when a streaming service charges customers to remove ads that they charge companies to show. As in The sheer adacity of Amazon Prime. Karmo – the good will you accumulate that allows you to finish mowing the lawn…
X marks the spot
If you look past all the misinformation, misogyny and racism, Twitter can be funny.
Four score, something, something, something
Some interesting quotes from famous people, past and present. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make. Your manuscript is both good and original, but the part that is…
Where were you on 9/11?
I had a modest, handshake relationship with the World Trade Center Towers. I would occasionally go there for work in the 80s. My company was based out of New Jersey, and we had customers at One World Trade Center. I…
My world and welcome to it*
* Apologies to James Thurber Villiam origin story The first feeling when you put up a bird feeder is that moment of zen from watching the birds flit in and out. The second is the vitriolic disdain for the semi-feral…