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The George Flint House in North Reading, Mass.This is the 12th post I have written about a Revolutionary War veteran ancestor. George Flint, my 5th great grandfather, was the son of George Flint (b. 1686) and Jerusha Pope, born on 16...
The extremely cool and awesome villain in Farcry 3 once said, “Do you know the definition of insanity?” Doing the same thing over and over again, and expecting different results. And I feel like I’ve been doing that with Bluesky over the...
Look. I’ve been a Pop!_OS user for years. I defended it. I recommended it. I even put up with the long, painful wait for COSMIC because the promise was real: a modern, Rust-based, Wayland-native desktop that System76 actually owned and...
Only one more single-vote receiver to go after today’s installment of the Final ’90s Countdown! And like I always say, getting only one vote isn’t a thing of shame, but rather a testament to all the beloved books that came out during...
You can see why I had to post today's photos as a pair! They're not super exciting, it's fun to see this groovy gal posing next to the beautiful Sub Lagoon, filled with Bombay sapphire gin. I blink in about 90% of the photos taken of me,...
Rudolph Marcus died last week. He was 102. There is a nice obituary in The New York Times. He was best known for his theory of electron transfer, for which he was the sole recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1992.Although the...
A: No. Councils should be allowed to drive homeless families to breakdown. Councils have a duty to house homeless families as safely and securely as they can. They certainly do not have a duty to make life as hard as they can for people...
An iconic spear-throwing device likely wasn’t used by prehistoric hunters until around 10,000 years ago A much favored idea refuted?
Media City Bridge This and more in today's update to Northern Folk Archive here -https://northernfolkarchive.pagecord.com/salford-quays-06-june-2014
By: Jackie Kierulf Of all the beloved saints my maternal grandmother introduced us to, she didn’t have much to say about Mary Magdalene. Historically, this particular Mary is believed to be from Magdala, an ancient fishing village...
Read an article about an upcoming film "Immaculada" by Charlie Garcia Vitug. Looking forward to the intersection of gothic horror and women's rights!!
While going thru Pinterest to gather references (poor choice, I know), I saw a picture of four women with the title "Manok." Thought it was Filipino (manok means chicken in Filipino), it turns out to be a South Korean one. Love the focus...
Perfume PosseSummer Skincare in the Heat As I finish this up on Monday we’ve just gotten a new prime minister. We’ve had a number of them in the past few years. Anyway, one must remain hopeful. I prefer being able to change leaders when...
If you love easy small‑batch baking, these Any Fruit Hawaiian Danishes are about to become your new favourite breakfast treat. Soft King’s Hawaiian rolls are transformed into tender, bakery‑style Danishes with a creamy vanilla‑kissed...
LONDON A-Z O is for Osidge Osidge is a loosely-defined 1930s suburb in north London, marginally in Barnet. It started as one big house and is now thousands, sloping down to the Pymmes Brook in a generally overlooked manner. It's a...