Category Archives: “I Didn’t Know That…”

Six Degrees of Separation: The Boston Bombers and Me

Yep…That’s me in the header pic….I’m in Slovenia, cuz sometimes, I  straddle even more than two worlds…. (Click on the pic to the right to see it more closely..See the top, left side, front unit? That’s where my little daughter … Continue reading

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Bank of America’s Tactics: One Customer Revolts

  Word to the wise, regarding bank practices: “Watch your statements…carefully!!!” We keep being on the losing end as Bank of America customers, and as the main character, news anchor Howard Beale, said in that 1975 movie, “Network”:  “I’m mad … Continue reading

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Nomenclature (Assigning Words)

  It might have been a mill wall like this where I saw that infamous word… According to Wikipedia, nomenclature is a system of assigning words in specific activities or disciplines. For instance, in medicine, a “coronary” is a heart attack, altho’ … Continue reading

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