Month: February 2011

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Quotations

Age

02/17/2011 Dr Wingnut Comments Off on Age
Age is not a particularly interesting subject.  Anyone can get old.  All you have to do is live long enough.Don Marquis
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Quotations

Fear

02/16/2011 Dr Wingnut Comments Off on Fear
“Come to the edge,” he said. “No, we will fall,” they replied. They came to the edge. He pushed them . . . and they flew.Apollinaire
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Quotations

Happy Valentines Day

02/14/2011 Dr Wingnut Comments Off on Happy Valentines Day
I will love you no matter what. I will love you if you are stupid, if you slip and fall on your face, if you do the wrong thing, if you make mistakes, if you […]
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General

The Singularity is nearing

02/14/2011 Dr Wingnut Comments Off on The Singularity is nearing
Today, on Jeopardy, the Watson computer from IBM will be playing against Ken Jenning, and Brad RutterIf you’re not sure what the Singularity is, then there is an excellent article in Time magazine this week.
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Cooking

Grace’s Apple Squares

02/13/2011 Dr Wingnut Comments Off on Grace’s Apple Squares
IngredientsCrust:2½ Cups flourDash of salt1 teaspoon baking powder1 heaping Tablespoon granulated sugar1 cup vegetable shortening2 Egg yolksApproximately ½ Cups milkFilling:1½ Cups flaked cereal (Wheaties or Corn Flakes)1 Cup granulated sugar1 teaspoon cinnamon¼ Cup butter (optional)Pare, […]
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Michele Bachmann for President

02/12/2011 Dr Wingnut 1
There was a very interesting article in the Onion, Five reasons why we should ignore Michele Bachmann’s presidential chatter on 26-Jan-2011, Pg 26.  They said that the last person who won the presidency without holding […]
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Scroogenomics

02/11/2011 Dr Wingnut Comments Off on Scroogenomics
I read this book by Joel Waldfogel subtitled, “Why you shouldn’t buy presents for the Holidays,” during the 2010 Holiday season, and I really liked his idea of stopping the loss of value (economically speaking) […]