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This is one of those ‘gifts of a split-second’ snapshots of history. Most people will only see the rats. That will be the focus of their attention. But those people will have missed a visual reminder of the ongoing agony … Continue reading

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After the invention of the battery in 1896, an American, Conrad Hubert, invented the first hand-held, battery-powered light.  He named it the Electrical Hand Torch.  At that time, batteries were undependable.  They often caused the Electrical Hand Torch to flash.  … Continue reading

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Every generation has its horror stories. They are called horror stories because the young – of every next generation – has absolutely no idea how ‘things have changed for the better.’ In 1974, you could only get a book from … Continue reading

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… in 1996, it took four days to load 62,500 punched cards to input five megabytes of data.  Do you really want to go back to the “good old days?”  Steve Levi is an Alaskan writer who specializes in the … Continue reading

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In the ‘good old days,’ the workday was 12 hours!  The man who changed that was Henry Ford.  He created three work shifts of eight hours each. The industry followed his lead. So did American businesses.  What many people do … Continue reading

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Go to space.   In 2016, after spending a year in space, Astronaut Scott Kelly was two inches taller than when he left earth. After being subjected to the earth’s gravity for a while, he ‘lost’ the two inches.  But, to … Continue reading

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Why is this picture important?  Because as of January 1st, 2024, Mickey Mouse entered the public domain. [This photograph was taken on January 20, 2024.] In street language, BEFORE last December 31st, 2023, you had to pay Disney to use … Continue reading

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Why is this picture important?  Because as of January 1st, 2024, Mickey Mouse entered the public domain. [This photograph was taken on January 20, 2024.] In street language, BEFORE last December 31st, 2023, you had to pay Disney to use … Continue reading

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[Note the unique delivery channels!] Today you can drive through so the ‘restaurants’ are servicing more people per hour.  Steve Levi is an Alaskan writer who specializes in the Alaska Gold Rush (nonfiction) and the ‘impossible crime,’ (fiction.)  An ‘impossible … Continue reading

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Every era in American history has its slang and acronyms.  If you are a millennial, ask your grandparents to translate TEF, EOS and TGIF.  Here are some actual cowboy expressions and their ‘translations.’  “Crooked enough to sleep on a corkscrew.”  … Continue reading

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