Friday, July 24, 2026

A Pearls Before Swine comic about how effort is the key to success

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                                    Stephan Pastis’s Pearls Before Swine comic strip has a gray donkey called the   Great Wise Ass who ...
Wednesday, July 22, 2026

Ice Breaker speeches for Toastmasters International and four big questions

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                          The very first project in the Pathways educational program at Toastmasters International is the Ice Breaker...
Monday, July 20, 2026

A Sheldon comic about three levels of insurance

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                                      Sometimes a comic strip can add to both your knowledge and vocabulary. I had previously heard of r...
Sunday, July 19, 2026

There is a massive 710-page book titled The Complete Johnny Cash: Lyrics from a Lifetime of Songwriting

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                                                Back on April 4, 2011 I blogged about Stories in words and music: country edition . Of ...
Friday, July 17, 2026

Saying that you can ‘connect the dots’ just is a silly cliche

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                The Wikipedia page for the phrase connect the dots says that:   “The phrase ‘connect the dots’ can be used as a metap...
Thursday, July 16, 2026

How to become smart according to a Pearls Before Swine comic

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                      Stephan Pastis’s Pearls Before Swine comic strip has a running gag with a gray donkey called the   Great Wise Ass...
Wednesday, July 15, 2026

The Extended Date/Time Format (EDTF) is a standard digital way for listing dates and times

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                                    On this blog I refer to dates for articles, etc. in the usual American format of Month_ Day,_Year . ...