Archive for September, 2008
Tuesday, September 9th, 2008
Okay, I'm just writing a quick blurb tonight to somewhat keep this blog current. I love the title of this one though. Some years ago it was one of the lines Bart Simpson was having to write on the blackboard. A lot of what he had to write had some ...
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Saturday, September 6th, 2008
Archimedes, 287-212 BCE, was a native of Syracuse, Sicily. It is reported by some authors that he visited Egypt and there invented a device now known as Archimedes' screw. This is a pump, still used in many parts of the world. It is highly likely that, when he was a ...
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Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008
I love this quote from J.D. Salinger. I'd love to know what he was thinking about when he said it, and exactly how he meant it to be taken. How I read it is that it can be difficult for wealthy people to be considered a friend of someone less ...
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