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My year in review I’ll begin by briefly weighing in on five of the most prominent pieces of the 2023 zeitgeist, at least from where I was sitting. Some cynical vibes ahead, so feel free …

In the early 1980s, companies began to realize that changes were occurring in the way cookies were consumed in the United States. People were buying more packaged cookies and baking less at home. Store-bought cookies …

ESPN National Hockey Night North American release in March 2001 Never released in Japan Never released in Europe Published by Konami Developed by Konami Scott Gomez! Twice! No wait there’s a faint picture of him …

It's gotten cold out there! Autumn is finally here and with that comes cooler weather and the need to heat homes. Residential wood smoke from home-heating should be expected, especially at night and in the …

Dear reader, if it seems your comment has not been approved, sometimes it actually has been approved even if you don’t see it. The reason is that once a combox reaches 200 comments, the Blogger …

Bridging the Transatlantic Divide Over the past decade, access to data (A2D) in digital platforms has emerged as a significant challenge within the research community. Researchers seeking to explore data hosted on these platforms encounter …

Today was a good day. More of that this year, please.

I fully believe what I wrote in the title. Here's one example:The child, a first-grader named Levi, was in tears as he climbed aboard the school bus.“I asked him, ‘Hey, buddy, what’s wrong?’ and he …

Table of contents Context What I want vs What I offer Usage-based pricing Per-seat - Recurring pricing Conclusion References Pricing for a SaaS, or online digital products in general, is a hot topic for debate. …

This year I want to continue my introduction to bodybuilding and round out my fitness regimen with regular cardio. For January and February, I'll finish the "Start From Scratch" series of workouts. I will also …

A step by step guide for staying junior forever

Homer, Iliad 9.412-416 (Achilles speaking; tr. A.T. Murray): If I abide here and war about the city of the Trojans, then lost is my home-return, but my renown shall be imperishable; but if I return …

“Koliada,” tapestry, by Olha Pilyuhina Just a few weeks ago I began a new semester at the University of Tulsa and also, with much excitement, kicked off my stint as a Tulsa Artist Fellow. I …

An anti-Valentine’s Day book now, Ovid’s Heroides (25-16 BCE, somewhere in there), a collection of fictional letters in verse written by mythical heroines to their no-good boyfriends and husbands. Many end in suicide. Dido castigating …

With another new year, Putin (24-year reign, if you include the tandem of 2008–2012) is catching up to the nineteenth-century rulers Alexander I (also 24 years), Alexander II (26 years), and Nicholas I (30 years). …