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74Gasoline Alley, a classic comic strip...
I grew up on Gasoline Alley. Turning to the newspaper comic page was a daily occurrence. Many of us still do. Gasoline Alley has been in continuous distribution since the 1920's. What is truly unusual is that...
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76The cliff dwellings in Rogers Canyon, Superstition Wilderness...
It was a long 4-wheel drive to the trail head, then a fitness testing hike down into the canyon and along the creek to work our way to the homes of the ancient ones. It was worth every drop of sweat to be able...
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63A shark is born, and it's a miracle (of sorts)...
A female shark swims alone in a tank for nearly four years. Suddenly, the shark gives birth. A miracle? No, it's a rare case of parthenogenesis. A white-spotted female bamboo shark slowly circles a tank in the...
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77Internet search, alternatives to Google
OK, raise your hands - how many out there use Google for Internet search? Wow, I'll bet that's 55% of you using the big dog search engine! Google is big because it's good. But, there are very good alternatives...
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72What can you do with an old pc?
Ready to retire your old PC? Have you considered other options? Here are some creative ways to get extra use and pleasure from those old bits and bytes. Common reasons PC's are dumped: Stopped working. Got...
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58Can you Kudzu?
How do you find a local service, supplier or store? Ask friends? Ask neighbors? If your city is lucky enough to be covered, you can ask Kudzu! Kudzu is an interactive web site that helps you search for the...
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82Real Estate Ads, words that sell and words that fail
Selling a house? What single word in your ad can add thousands of dollars to the selling price? Do you know which words work best? Do you know that some commonly used real estate ad words can backfire and...
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78Discover Andrea Camilleri, and enter mysterious Sicily
Take an idiosyncratic police Inspector, surround him with quirky good guys and bad guys, place them in a funny yet sad Sicily, add Camilleri's way with words and out come an engaging Montalbano mystery. That...
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66The Mystery at Bouchercon
Where do murderers, victims, thieves, cops, suspects, and private detectives meet, eat and party together? Once a year they all get together at Bouchercon. Bouchercon is the biggest and oldest mystery book...
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73You can grow houseplants in water!
About 16 years ago I was visiting a client's office, a Jersey City lawyer. He had some plants sitting on the register by a window. One caught my eye because the top was covered in little pebbles instead of...
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