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The Column Before the Storm ©2010 Lynn Rebuck

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

blueshovel

Arthur Secard is not a household name, but he should be.

We owe this man, this son of a dairy farmer, a debt of gratitude, especially after the week we have all been through. (more…)

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Fall Back, Spring for Words

Friday, November 6th, 2009

Although the time change from Daylight Saving Time happened a few weeks ago, I still haven’t adjusted. It usually takes me six months to make the shift. By then it’s time to switch back.
While most people are aware that the whole concept that daylight could be saved was invented by that irrepressible inventor, Benjamin Franklin, many are unaware that he conceived of the idea after pulling a candle-lit almost-all-nighter in France.

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