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COMMENT: The Care and Feeding of Vinyl Records (part I of II)

Back when I was in junior high, I had an all-in-one Norelco stereo system. These systems were popular back in the late 1960s – early 70s. Each stereo cabinet would house a record player for playing vinyl records (either 45s or LPs, which spun at 33 1/3 rpms), an AM-FM radio, and a cassette player. […]

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Putting One’s “Transvaluation” House In Order

Over the weekend I enjoyed reading Mary Eberstadt’s 2012 book entitled Adam and Eve after the Pill—Paradoxes of the Sexual Revolution. In many ways Adam and Eve after the Pill expands on themes Eberstadt delivers in her 2004 book entitled Home-alone America—The Hidden Toll of Day Care, Behavioral Drugs, and Other Parent Substitutes (a book […]

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COMMENT: Role of aircraft automation eyed in air crash – Yahoo! News

Role of aircraft automation eyed in air crash – Yahoo! News. JOAN LOWY 6 – San Francisco WASHINGTON (AP) — The crash landing of a South Korean airliner in San Francisco has revived concerns that airline pilots get so little opportunity these days to fly without the aid of sophisticated automation that their stick-and-rudder skills are […]

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FHL Foundation Makes Summer 2013 Grants

At its July 2nd, 2013, board meeting, the board of the FHL Foundation made the following grants: 1) Barret House – $10,000 Over its history, the Barrett Foundation has done remarkable work in providing housing. Through the Shelter (Barrett House), Group Home (Casa Milagro) and various Apartment Programs (Bridges, Casa Socorro and Casa Verde), every […]

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There Are No “Ducks” In VirtualLand … Only “Cats In Shopping Carts”

A couple of weeks ago I was waiting in an examination room along with my good friend Barb. My beloved yellow lab, Amber, was not doing well following a rather nasty seizure. She was 14 plus years old, so the prognosis was not good. My veterinarian, Dr. M, came in and began examining Amber. Amber […]

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