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“Slumgum in beekeeping is the residue of the beeswax rendering process. When the beeswax from brood comb is rendered to produce clean wax, it leaves behind the pupal lining, wax moth cocoons, excrement from larvae, and other residual debris included in the original material.” from Wikipedia For extra fun, do a Google image search for “slum […]
I see a lot of stuff online about, “Welcome to America, now speak English.” I do think immigrants to America should learn to speak English. However, I also think Americans should learn to speak English as well. And while we are learning how to write and speak English properly, perhaps we might also learn to be courteous to those […]
A few weeks ago my friend Jeff rolled over 300,000 miles on his car. I mentioned to him that I was just about to roll 300k on my Toyota. A few days ago when my girls were both home from college I noticed I was just 24 miles of my milestone, so we got in the […]
“murder rates in Canada are low, he said, partly because “it’s quite rude to murder someone.”” from Eric Weiner’s article Can Canada teach the rest of us to be nicer? via Tim Challies
Dr Ray Stantz: “Symmetrical book stacking. Just like the Philadelphia mass turbulence of 1947.” Dr. Peter Venkman: “You’re right, no human being would stack books like this.” –Ghostbusters, 1984 Last Saturday Heather and I went to Excelsior Springs to kick around some antique shops and flea markets. We have found in our travels that you […]
I have written before about how I am generally opposed to the idea of buying locally for the sake of keeping money in a particular town, state, or country. I think it goes against the idea of a free market, where one purchases goods or services based on the best price, selection, customer service, etc., […]
“The term ultima Thule in medieval geographies denotes any distant place located beyond the ‘borders of the known world’.” Link to the Wikipedia article.
In case you really didn’t know, Microsoft Word is programmed by nerds and not jocks: And yes, I would like to watch a superb owl.
Normally I would say something funny, but when it comes to the sign on a bar in an Amish town that shows what appear to be a Sasquatch and an alien with an 8-ball bracelet drinking beer–I got nothin’.