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A late afternoon GOOD MORNING!!! to you all! Hershey pooped twice on the walk! Twice!!! Dammit dog! Control your bowels. Today’s bit o trivia: The Monson Motor Lodge. Nice little motel that used to be in St. Augustine Florida. Now it’s where a Hilton sits. The lodge had a pool…and a manager named Jimmy Brock.Continue reading “Ed-vise Episode 146”

A wonderful GOOD MORNING!!! to you all! A good run this morning allowing the mind to have a little serendipity this early morning. Serendipity Today’s bit o trivia: Macon B. Allen. Ever hear of him? No. Well, you can’t say that anymore! See back in the early/mid 1800s many black people were not considered citizensContinue reading “Ed-vise Episode 145”

A bright and cheery GOOD MORNING!!! to you all! Got to have dinner with my eldest last night. She won out over Ju Jitsu… which is a pretty big deal! Today’s bit o trivia: Rocco Francis Marchegiano. Know him? Died back in 1963 at the age of 45. And, if you follow the fight world,Continue reading “Ed-vise Episode 144”

A “man was I tired yesterday” GOOD MORNING!!! to you all! Missed yesterday as I was too tired to put words down! But, I was able to get round 1 of my COVID shot! Today’s bit o trivia: Rawlsian Veil. I heard this word on a podcast. John Rawls was a philosopher who died inContinue reading “Ed-vise Episode 143”

An about time they start dealing with tracker apps GOOD MORNING!!! to you all! I hate that pop up about “this app wants to track you” thing. I don’t know them like that! Today’s bit o trivia: Piper Alpha. No, this is not a medieval king or witch. Nor is it an Asian emperor orContinue reading “Ed-vise Episode 142”

A beautiful Monday GOOD MORNING!!! to you all! I have a bandsaw now with a blade as dull as the US tax code. But…I have a bandsaw! Today’s bit o trivia: Copernicus. Back in 1473, in Poland, Copernicus observed from his new-born crib that the model above his head showed the sun as the centerContinue reading “Ed-vise Episode 141”

What a beautiful Friday GOOD MORNING!!! to you all! Yup, missed yesterday because I had to pick up a band saw! Yes! HAD TO! I have a band saw!!! Today’s bit o trivia: NACA. Nope, not a typo. NACA. This was the precursor organization to NASA. National Advisory Council on Aeronautics. See, after WW1 (andContinue reading “Ed-vise Episode 140”

A slightly low on the electrolytes GOOD MORNING!!! to you all! Yes! Another tough workout last night with an early morning run and lordy am I smoked! All good for some Ed-vise though. Today’s bit o trivia: William L. Carlisle. Sweet Mr. Carlisle. Born the son of Mr. Cantrell of “Cantrell’s Raiders” fame, he wasContinue reading “Ed-vise Episode 139”

A late, and I do mean LATE…GOOD MORNING!!! to you all. Yes, this one is late because I had a training to give to some young and eager minds via Google Meets! Apologies Today’s bit o trivia: Terra Australis. It was at this time in 1770 that Admiral Cook was sailing along with a bunchContinue reading “Ed-vise Episode 138”

What a beautiful GOOD MORNING!!! to you all! Newbie got a black eye this weekend. It’s called life kid. Today’s bit o trivia: Brazil Nuts. I was going to do something about the Branch Davidians and David Koresh but found Brazil Nuts far more interesting. While not actually a nut (its a fruit), it hasContinue reading “Ed-vise Episode 137”