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Word Salad: Vocabulary
As I run across words or phrases that I like, I add them here. Apotropaic magic (from Greek αποτρέπω, apotrépō 'to ward off') - protective magic, a type of magic…
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Opinion: How the Section 174 Tax Code Changes Caused a White-Collar Job Crash
Note, Sep. 2024: I want to point something out: I've given few references here besides a couple of Google search results I happen to like. This page gives my current…
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Infrequently Asked Questions: What’s the best day of the week to take off if you work a four day, 10-hours-a-day work week?
What’s the best day of the week to take off if you work a four day, 10-hours-a-day work week? -Jeannie F, Marin County, CA Thursday. Trust me, being self-employed I’ve…
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Infrequently Asked Questions: Why do people respect George Carlin?
I have a serious question, and, dead serious, I’m not deliberately trying to provoke.
Why do people respect George Carlin? -Brett F., Alberta Carlin was the observational comic who set…
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Infrequently Asked Questions: Why are musical notes an octave apart considered to be the same note?
Q. Why are musical notes an octave apart considered to be the same note? -Charlotte V., Seattle, WA Notes an octave apart are the same note because of the mechanics…
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Infrequently Asked Questions: Do the odds of winning the lottery change if more people play? Is flipping tails more likely after four heads in a row?
A.) Do the odds of winning the lottery change if more people play? B.) What if 5 people each flipped a coin. If the first four all land on heads,…
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Health & Lifestyle: How I Deal With Insomnia
I'm going to flesh this out at some point, but it was lost in a pile of old notes and I wanted it up on the site as a reminder,…
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Infrequently Asked Questions: A Young Person’s Guide To Common Time Signatures, and what they mean in real life
I have some time to kill so I thought I would write a brief overview of the concept of time signature in response to some questions that arose recently from…
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Knowledg Is Poweh: IAQs—Answers to Even More Infrequently Asked Questions
1. What's the difference between a sauce and a condiment? - Susan W., Tallahassee, FLA condiment enhances the flavor of food and is used sparingly. A sauce adds an additional…