Bitter Grounds Magazine
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I’m getting too old for this shit
I changed the name of the column to "I'm getting too old for this shit". I switched the name on the Facebook page back in August to test if it worked. It's a keeper. It fits perfectly with my mind set lately. So, why the name change? Well, the memoir's section has...
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Looking at an early mail postal scam
I stumbled across an interesting early mail scam while reading through supplements to the Canada Post Guide. I came across a reference to a scam that seemed to plague the postal system to such an extent, the Postmaster felt obliged to issue a directive: July 1913...
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More bees photos – summers gone
It's Sept already, summer is gone and I didn't get much time to wander the city taking photographs. I did get a some decent bee photos so all wasn't lost. Bees don’t really care if you lurk around taking photos of them and by and large ignore any pesky...
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WT:Social – a realistic alternative to Facebook?
I’ve signed onto WT.Social to see if it’s a viable alternative to Facebook. Like many, I’m experiencing a growing distaste for Facebook's uninhibited support of hate groups and trolls. It’s not a matter of it being out of control – there doesn’t seem to be any...
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TPL’s new logo: is it really controversial?
The Toronto Public Library (TPL) has a new logo and some folks are a bit peeved. Let’s start with the fun stuff – TPL’s logo. If you pay attention to Toronto's Twitterati, the new logo is a bit controversial. Or so goes the claim. The bulk of the controversy seemed...
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NASA patent & technical drawing bonanza
I’ve been rooting around looking for interesting patents to explore and came across NASA’s Apollo Drawings and Technical Drawings page. I was looking for a couple of space-related patents and started with NASA's website to see if I could narrow down specific items to...
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