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Daily Archives: August 13, 2019
Historic Adobe Museum, Ulysses – Kansas Tuesdays August 13, 2019
I decided to check out Legends of Kansas – http://www.legendsofkansas.com/cities.html for today’s choice for Kansas Tuesdays which led me to Legends of America – https://www.legendsofamerica.com/ks-ulysses/. The first thing to grab my attention was Ulysses – Born Twice and Still Kickin! –snip– … Continue reading
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Tagged Kansas, Kansas Tuesdays, Museums, Roadside America, YouTube
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20 Left-Handed Struggles — Battle Kim of the Republic
August 13 is International Left-Hander’s Day! I am so proud to be left-handed, along with only about 10% of the world’s population. But because there are so few of us in a right-handed world, there are some struggles that we … Continue reading
USS Grunion SS-216 – Tombstone Tuesdays August 13, 2019
I went with an unusual choice for this week’s Tombstone Tuesdays – USS Grunion (SS-216). In has been in the news recently and there are some YouTube videos – https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=uss+grunion+bow+discovered. In general, shipwrecks where people went down with the ship, … Continue reading
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Tagged Naval History, Subs, Tombstone Tuesday, Wayback Machine, World War II, YouTube
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How teachers can better connect with their disabled students — Life with Spina Bifida
When I was in school I always felt left out because there was always some activity I couldn’t do. Very rarely were their appropriate modifications so most of the time I just ended up watching my classmates do some fun … Continue reading
How Chocolate Helped To Win The War — Pacific Paratrooper
Seventy-five years ago, more than 160,000 Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy during the D-Day invasion. And while we all know that day served as a huge turning point for the Allied cause, you probably haven’t thought much about … Continue reading
How Close Are We to Resurrecting Extinct Species? – YouTube Video
I saw this on YouTube today – How Close Are We to Resurrecting Extinct Species? – YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qA1_mdiDgyk (about 7:52 minutes long). At the risk of losing followers and readers, I am going to take the opposite approach, especially … Continue reading
Recently Added and Updated Collections on Ancestry – August 13, 2019
I saw it this afternoon on Ancestry.com – Recently Added and Updated Collections on Ancestry – August 13, 2019: https://www.ancestry.com/cs/recent-collections. Only including updates since my last update post. Only including new updates since August 8, 2019 update. Don’t know why … Continue reading
What Are You Teaching Your Kids by Your Unhealthy Marriage? — From The Darkness Into The Light
Meg GemelliCrosswalk.com Contributing Writer I’m curious… When was the last time you switched sides of the bed with your spouse? Or brushed your teeth in front of his or her sink on the double vanity? I suspect that few of … Continue reading
TRIPLE the value of your donation to the INTERLUDE GoFundMe for 24 hours during $1,000 THURSDAY (August 15)!!! — Fan Film Factor
This is really exciting, folks! Last week, two of my backers for INTERLUDE approached me separately with an offer to match—dollar for dollar—any donation made to the Interlude GoFundMe during a 24-hour period that I could determine. Both backers have … Continue reading
Why this deep sea fish has scientists stumped 🤔 – BBC – YouTube Video
I saw this last night on YouTube – Why this deep sea fish has scientists stumped 🤔 – BBC – YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATWHi88fQRI (around 2:52 minutes long). For a bit more information, https://gizmodo.com/the-deep-sea-dragonfish-has-one-of-the-most-terrifying-1835276191.
