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Our theories always outstrip our facts. Giving facts a chance to catch-up.

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Friday, May 24, 2013

Once in a Blue Moon and Other Idioms That Don’t Make Scientific Sense from The Smithsonian

Once in a Blue Moon and Other Idioms That Don’t Make Scientific Sense from The Smithsonian
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Labels: Communication, Idioms, Language, Pedantic, Sayings

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

The Art of Worldy Wisdom by Baltasar Gracian

The Art of Worldy Wisdom by Baltasar Gracian
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Labels: Aphorisms, Culture, E-Books, Memes, Sayings
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In college, I used to cut out articles from newspapers and tear out the articles from magazines that I wished to keep. Later, I photocopied reports, articles, and essays. Later still, with the advent of near universally accessible computers, printers and the internet, I printed out that in which I was interested. Now I will try and just use a blog to park those dozen or so items a day that I skim, find interesting and/or aggravating, and intend to come back to later.

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Charles
A family man, a management consultant, a book seller and an avid reader. Committed to helping children become avid readers in turn. The great chain of reading always needs renewing.
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