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What up what up what up!?!?! A cold GOOD MORNING! to you all! Ever have one of those mornings where you end up sneezing a bunch and can’t stop? Yup, that was my morning! Today’s bit o trivia: Ergosphere. Yeah, I said it and I’ll say it again ERGOSPHERE. Not ergonomics. But Ergosphere. See, thereContinue reading “Ed-vise Episode 52”

What up what up what up!?!?! Another episode of Ed-vise!!!! And a Foggy Oregon GOOD MORNING to you all!!! Today’s bit o trivia: Zumbi dos Palmares. Bet you never heard of him. The things they don’t teach in school. He was believed a demi-god of African descent. See, back in the 1600s, he was bornContinue reading “Ed-vise Episode 51”

Wait WHAT!?!?! Yup EPISODE 50 of ED-VISE!!! The big 5 – 0; fiddy that is! And a crisp GOOD MORNING TO YOU ALL!!! Actually, there are more than 50 cuz I struggle with numbers… sometimes Today’s bit o trivia: Gettysburg Address. Yeah, I know that you all probably know that today is the day when,Continue reading “Ed-vise Episode 50”

It’s one of those “I was gonna walk my dog but it was dumping rain” mornings! Still, Good MORNING TO YOU ALL!!! Another episode of Ed-vise! Today’s bit o trivia: Congressman Leo Joseph Ryan. He was the second member of Congress ever assassinated (the first being Jim Hinds in 1868). Ryan, in my opinion, wasContinue reading “Ed-vise Episode 49”

What up what up what up!?!?! Another episode of Ed-vise for the interested in the awesome and never ending search for knowledge! Today’s bit o trivia: The Madness of Hats. SAY WHAT!?!? Ain’t no such thing as a “Mad Hat.” Oh contraire (intentional typo) my esteemed colleague. Aux Contraire. See in the 19th century, hatContinue reading “Ed-vise Episode 48”

A bright and cheery GOOD MORNING to you all!!! It’s another week of Ed-vise! Today’s bit o trivia: Cassius Clay. Not the boxer (Muhammed Ali)! No, no, no. This is the abolitionist from Kentucky! See in 1810, Cassius was born to one of the wealthiest plantation and slave owning families in Kentucky. However, he wasContinue reading “Ed-vise Episode 48”

A blustery GOOD MORNING to you all. I don’t mind the rain but when you add wind, well, that means no morning walk for the dog… Sorry! Today’s bit o trivia: George Stanley McGovern. He was from South Dakota. Along with being from this traditionally red state, he was very progressive in his thinking. ComingContinue reading “Ed-vise Episode 47”

Another COOOLLLLDDD Good Morning to you all on this post-Veteran’s Day…Day! Today’s bit o trivia: Cnut the Great. King Canute to his friends. Bet you’ve never heard of this guy before. Well, if he were ruling over what he ruled over back then, he would have one very well off nation. The incomes from Norway,Continue reading “Ed-vise Episode 46”

A rainy GOOD MORNING!! to you all!!! Happy Tuesday and Happy Birthday to the Marine Corp. At least I think it’s today. A crayon for you all! Today’s bit o trivia: Dr. Livingstone (I presume). This Dr. died in 1873 from malaria. An awful way to die. He was an explorer with a passion forContinue reading “Ed-vise Episode 45”

A cold GOOD MORNING to you all my loyal peeps! No, I’m not in the frozen tundra but cold is cold just like hot is hot! Today’s bit o trivia: Vampire bats. I bring these guys up because my three year old keeps talking about fruit bats from Dora the Explorer. I was introduced toContinue reading “Ed-vise Episode 44”