Sunday, December 25, 2016

Against Gulching

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"Gulching" refers to setting up a retreatist community of political conservatives. It is named after Galt's Gulch in Ayn Rand...
Friday, December 16, 2016

Not Less Grammar Errors

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Public radio delivers a cachet of culture and higher education. So, I hear a bellwether when presentations lead away from my expectations fo...
Monday, December 12, 2016

Newtonmas 2016: Great Man or Social Forces?

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December 25 is the traditional birthday of Sir Isaac Newton(1).   So, some fans and followers of physics, and perhaps some professionals, c...
Thursday, December 1, 2016

Creature Comforts Show No End to History

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It is a wonderful time to be alive.  We have become so used to material abundance that we have lost all perspective on where we are in the d...
Saturday, November 26, 2016

Star Trek: (Not too Far) Beyond

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It was all right as such things go. I know from numismatics that the coins we cherish today – Bust Half Dollar, Peace Dollar, Walking Liber...
Monday, November 21, 2016

FOND Bone Broth

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Not only is Fond Bone Broth good for you, being shelf stable for one year, it makes an excellent gift.   On their website ( here ) they sa...
Sunday, November 20, 2016

Spoken American Grammar

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"If he was to go to the White House..."   "A group of men were on their way..." Languages change. We know that.  Y...
Thursday, November 10, 2016

Still Riding the Gray Planet

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Conflict, combat, even war in outer space against the Russians always seemed like a real possibility and may yet come to pass.   That big s...
Sunday, October 30, 2016

The Living Fish Swims Under the Water

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My Google email account associated with this blog is uszik11@gmail.com .  It is a pun. I took USZIK ELEVEN from what is supposed to be one ...
Thursday, October 27, 2016

Why Do Young Women Growl?

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If you listen to young women, about age 35 and below, you will notice that they growl.  They also end every sentence and many phrases with ...
Saturday, October 22, 2016

AKKADIAN ROOTS OF MODERN SEMITIC LANGUAGES

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Dated at 2360 BCE, Sargon of Akkad eclipsed the Sumerian kingdoms along the Tigris and Euphrates. In Akkadian SALIMUM ALLAKUM means “peace ...