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numerology

Posted on June 1, 2016 by Pam Bliss

I have been waiting for this particular day for quite a few years. 6-1-61. 6-1-16.

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misidentified robot animals of the pleistocene

Posted on May 31, 2016 by Pam Bliss

Don’t you just hate it when toy manufacturers mislabel their “zords”?  That is so clearly a toy robot mammoth, not a toy robot mastodon. If you happen to be creating toy robots based an extinct elephants from the last Ice … Continue reading →

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one more crocus

Posted on March 18, 2016 by Pam Bliss

Because what blogger can resist an elegant matchbox label that exactly fits with the theme of the last few posts?  Well, not one whi already crazy for the design aesthetic of old matchbox labels, that’s for sure.  Especially  if it … Continue reading →

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a stack of corgis

Posted on February 13, 2016 by Pam Bliss

The corgis spent a little while in a stack this morning.  Their crates usually block the only route through the house from the front door to the kitchen that’s wide enough for a refrigerator on a dolly. With doors standing … Continue reading →

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time to buy a gong

Posted on July 26, 2015 by Pam Bliss

Because we are now well equipped to keep it clean. Seriously, I never knew that this common kind of scrubbing brush, with its squarish head and straight or slightly curved handle, is properly known as a “gong brush”. A full … Continue reading →

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rival vehicles sighted!

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Pam Bliss

On a recent trip to Chicago, I was able to photograph two bitter rivals facing off, nose to nose in a hotel parking lot. Or at least, that’s what it it looked like.  Perhaps, despite appearances, the new Planter’s Nutmobile … Continue reading →

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flowers for the season

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Pam Bliss

It is spring at last, so let’s celebrate with one of the earliest serious flowers: the hellebore or Lenten rose, so called because it usually blooms before Easter.  These are right on schedule.  Note that although it’s called the Lenten … Continue reading →

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coelacanths on the menu

Posted on September 12, 2014 by Pam Bliss

Had a bit of a surprise at lunchtime, when I got around to reading today’s Chicago Tribune.  On the front page was a fascinating article about the new Spinosaurus discoveries announced today. It’s a topic of local interest since lead … Continue reading →

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tumblr sunday on monday– iowa’s numerical fun fact

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Pam Bliss

Iowa hung this post from the tumblr of “thepowerofmoonlight” on The Bulletin Board the Number People Use (the one outside the Math and Statistics bay in the SciTech Library) and posted it on the general Noakes Library tumblr, too.  After … Continue reading →

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