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– ALMANAC SAYS –
An advertisement in a NY newspaper by a Mr. Hull of 76 Chatham Street announced that he would start manufacturing ice cream on a commercial basis, 1786.

– COUNTRY OF THE WEEK –
Canada.

– QUESTION OF THE DAY –
How do you feel about having your picture taken without your permission?

– Wow, I don’t think I’ve gotten so much mileage out of a QOTD since… ever!

– ALMANAC SAYS –
Last Quarter moon at ascending node. Delegate Richard Henry Lee proposed independence of American colonies, 1776.

– LINK OF THE WEEK –
Balls to Congress.

– ALMANAC SAYS –
A slice of pumpkin pie before bedtime may help you sleep.

– HAPPY BIRTHDAY –
Chris K.

– PICTURE OF THE WEEK –
Walter Myers: First Plants.

– QUESTION OF THE DAY –
If you could dis-invent one thing, what would it be?

Not too long I wrote a rambly off-topic post and I’ve let it languish because most of it wasn’t worth keeping. However, there was a bit at the beginning that I thought I really needed to give a voice to, mainly because I think I had a lapse in judgment, and I want to air it before I forget.

– ALMANAC SAYS –
If you are suffering from jet lag, have a cup of chamomile tea.

– QUOTE OF THE WEEK –
“Creationists make it sound as though a ‘theory’ is something you dreamt up after being drunk all night.”

– Last week was generally frustrating, with some highly rewarding moments. Often, I felt like I was behind on everything and didn’t have the energy to catch up on anything. However, on Wednesday, there was a final Lit meeting at Lizzie’s East Village apartment, and I really enjoyed visiting and talking about the pieces that week.

Evidently someone figured out that stopping a glacier from shrinking is approximately as easy as stopping a glacier.

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– ALMANAC SAYS –
Use crushed rhubarb leaves to scour brass or copper.

– LINK OF THE WEEK –
Metamorphic Rocks.

– QUESTION OF THE DAY –
Provide a link to a photo of something awesome.

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– ALMANAC SAYS –
Form a single word from: spare him not.

– PICTURE OF THE WEEK –
A wormhole.

– QUESTION OF THE DAY –
I think yesterdays question was quite good, though nobody has answered it yet.

For a while we threw the frisbee around on the green meadow, and then we lay down in the grass to eat apples and carrots and relax. Then, we wound our way through the western part of the park, and had about an hour left to spend at the Botanical garden.