Category: Blind Alleys
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Should the Giant Flash Come
Should the giant flash come when you are indoors, dive for the floor with your back to the window and crawl beneath or behind the nearest table, desk or counter. Anything between you and the window will stop not only the heat rays but also the jagged bullets of broken glass. The blast will be…
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Movies
Some of our favourite movie from the past century or so. 1916 – Intolerance: Love’s Struggle Throughout the Ages (D. W. Griffith) 1917 – The Immigrant (Charles Chaplin) 1920 – The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (Robert Wiene) 1920 – The Golem (Carl Boese) 1921 – The Phantom Carriage (Victor Sjöström)…
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Frontotemporal degeneration
It’s the most common dementia for people under 60. But FTD, or Frontotemporal degeneration, is little known today, even for doctors. As the disease progresses, the person affected may experience increasing difficulty in planning or organizing activities. They may behave inappropriately in social or work settings, and have trouble communicating with others, or relating to…
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Shady Grove
Shady Grove my little miss Shady Grove my darling Shady Grove my little miss I’m going back to Harlan Every time I walk this road It’s always dark and cloudy Every time I see that girl I always tell her howdy If you see my little miss If you see my darling If you see…
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The Shadow Thereof is Good
They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and elms, because the shadow thereof is good: therefore your daughters shall commit whoredom, and your spouses shall commit adultery. — Hosea 4:13
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Clarence Swanson
1904–1943 ? Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan Homestead RecordsNo dates are given in the finding aid. Swanson, Clarence: NE 5-34-02-W2(Selmer has a homestead record for an adjacent quarter: NW 5-34-02-W2, so this is probably our Clarence. These locations are not near the town of Swanson.) There do not seem to be any pertinent records in the…
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So-called God
We were relieved to hear that another particular god is dead. We heard it in the howl of the banshee, calling shipwrecked sailors to their doom. I who had the ears that let me hear remember grandpa saying, any dead god is a good god. Said they all eventually go down the pike to the…
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Feat of Balancing on Chairs
Among the numerous physical exercises is the feat of balancing on the two rear legs of a chair while one foot rests on the front part of the seat and the other on the back of the chair. This may appear to be a hard thing to do, yet with a little practice it may…
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Silage
Silos are potentially hazardous: deaths may occur in the process of filling and maintaining them, and several safety precautions are necessary. There is a risk of injury by machinery or from falls. When a silo is filled, fine dust particles in the air can become explosive because of their large aggregate surface area. Fermentation presents…
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Dorks to donuts
I’ll bet you dorks to donuts that there’s nothing up my sleeve, and if there is, that you put it there. And I’ll drop a dime on you if you spill those beans on the birds and the beeswax. Keep it all under your tinfoil hat. Don’t spoil the children’s surprises, lord knows we’ve left…