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Could you repeat that? Well, at least, they understand themselves. After all, Eliza Doolittle sounded natural to herself, before 'enry 'iggins tried to mold her into "a lady." Paul Kerswill,…
Could you repeat that? Well, at least, they understand themselves. After all, Eliza Doolittle sounded natural to herself, before 'enry 'iggins tried to mold her into "a lady." Paul Kerswill,…
Acronyms, not to be confused with antonyms, synonyms, aptronyms, autonyms, tautonyms or pseudonyms, which I might need after this post, are abbreviations that are formed using the initial components in…
August 21, 1888. William S. Burroughs patents the first successful adding machine. His first calculating machine (1885), had proved to be commercially impractical, but this ’88 model brought him closer.…
It was April 24, 1777, and Daniel Boone was in big trouble. About 100 Indians ambushed him outside Boonesborough. A gunshot wound broke his leg. As a Shawnee raised his…
In the 19th century it was home to Mexico's richest silver mine, boasting its own mint and a population of 15,000. When the price of silver fell steeply at the…
You'll recall our recent interview with singer-songwriter Jeffrey Foucault in which he talked with us about his new album, Blood Brothers. If you missed the interview, you can read it here. Jeffrey…
Other people's working habits are always fascinating. I can sit and read about them for hours. Aristotle said: "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence is therefore not an act…
"Leander, Leander, Leander," cried the British. "Harvard, Harvard, Harvard," answered the Americans. The 1914 Harvard Second Varsity Eight nosed across the finish line ahead of the vaunted British club with…
"I just have a few things." Portuguese Proverb: “Visits always give pleasure—if not the arrival, the departure.” "Hospitality is making your guests feel at home, even if you wish they…
Behold the beauty of maps. Utilitarian, certainly. But beyond that: works of art. The best objects in life can whop you with a double-whammy of usefulness and beauty. A sleek…