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August 26, 2022 0 This Almost Got My Goat Hi! Last week, as you know if you were reading last week, I was on vacation. Specifically, I was in [...]
August 25, 2022 0 How to Get Supplies to an Underwater Laboratory Here’s a pretty basic rule of the oceans: things either sink or float. If you have a ship or really, [...]
August 23, 2022 0 Why Barber’s Poles Have All Those Stripes Pictured above is the outside of a barber shop. You know that’s the case because of the short little [...]
August 22, 2022 0 Why U-Hauls Pretend to be From Arizona If you’re on a long car ride with a bunch of kids — and trust me on this, I have recent [...]
August 19, 2022 0 It Turns Out I Wasn’t Fooled After All Hi! I’m back from vacation with a quick story to share. On October 5, 2010 — back when this [...]
August 12, 2022 0 Vacation Mode: On! Hi! Next week, I’m taking a vacation — I’m actually going somewhere (!) for the first [...]
August 11, 2022 0 How To Get Your Customers Drunk and Take Them for a Ride Gin is a distilled alcoholic drink typically made from barley and juniper berries. In the late 1600s, it was [...]
August 9, 2022 0 The Musician Whose Big Break Was a Broken Instrument The music industry, like most others, is dominated by a handful of big names. Despite the probably millions [...]
August 8, 2022 0 Why “1984” Debuted in 1983 On January 22, 1984, more than 75 million people gathered in front of television sets around the world to [...]