This time it’s not Jesus or the Virgin Mary popping up in some obscure location; but it’s nonetheless interesting. The neurologist sees a ghost in the image. I see a chef. What about you?
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Archive for October, 2009
Pattern-Recognizing Humans
Random Photo Of The Day
First snow of the season.
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Vetonater
It’s been a busy week or so. I haven’t re-abandoned this project; I’ve just had more pressing responsibilities. That doesn’t mean I don’t see something and begin writing about it, it just means I don’t have time to finish and publish it. I couldn’t pass this one up though. According to the SFGate, a...
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Today In History: October 23
On October 23, 1915 – Approximately 25,000 women demanded the right to vote with a march in New York City, NY. On October 23, 1929 – In the U.S., the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged starting the stock-market crash that began the Great Depression. (I’m just sitting here watching the wheels go round and...
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Commander-In-Chief Cred
If you know me, you know astronomy and politics are two of my greatest passions, so naturally I found today’s Doonesbury quite amusing.
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Today In History: October 21
On October 21, 1797 – “Old Ironsides,” the U.S. Navy frigate Constitution, was launched in Boston’s harbor. On October 21, 1879 – Thomas Edison invented the electric incandescent lamp. It would last 13 1/2 hours before it would burn out. On October 21, 1945 – Women in France were allowed to vote for the...
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Today In History: October 19
On October 19, 1765 – In the U.S., The Stamp Act Congress met and drew up a declaration of rights and liberties. On October 19, 1781 – British General Charles Lord Cornwallis surrendered to U.S. General George Washington at Yorktown, Virginia. It was to be the last major battle of the American Revolutionary War....
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Today In History: October 18
On October 18, 1767 – The Mason-Dixon line was agreed upon. It was the boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania. On October 18, 1842 – Samuel Finley Breese Morse laid his first telegraph cable. On October 18, 1867 – The U.S. took formal possession of Alaska from Russia. The land was purchased of a total...
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