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got a working valve installed on the primary radiator in my apartment because the previous one was leaking down to the floor below and suddenly i can control the heat for the first time in 10 years. looking forward to not sweltering all winter long.
The Cornell bird lab
astronauts photos from space station.
What do you all think of this? The Future Library Project.
Margaret Atwood, who I respect without knowing or ever having read any of her work, will be the first included author.
bill, some steals up for bid in detroit foreclosure auction.....
and the identity of Jack the Ripper is...
would have assumed the etymology of the word related to sexual innuendo. perhaps it did as well.
New York Police Department Captain Alexander S. "Clubber" Williams gave the area its nickname[4] in 1876, when he was transferred to a police precinct in the heart of this district. Referring to the increased amount of bribes he would receive for police protection of both legitimate and illegitimate businesses there – especially the many brothels – Williams said, "I've been having chuck steak ever since I've been on the force, and now I'm going to have a bit of tenderloin."[1][2]
The name became a generic term for a Red-light district in an American city; San Francisco, California is among the other cities having a well-known "Tenderloin District".
cgikea
cute little beach house in wa for 299. Bit of a ways from portland, i think in point roberts.
The strange & curious tale of the last true hermit
RIP Jay Adams consummate skateboarder
jeez. robin williams dead of apparent suicide.
land shark
for those of you do-gooders out there, my buddy andrew is seeking KIVA investors for his new farm in north carolina. he has the green thumb and business savvy to make it work.
The rip Steve Post, post.
Hear Roland Barthes Present His 40-Hour Course, La Préparation du roman, in French (1978-80)