Category: A Day in the Life
This subject covers things (often events) related to every-day life. They are not necessarily profound, but simply things that just happen.
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A Day in the Life: Categories
I have been able to simulate categorization of content in my blog. A feature I lamented not having. Over the next little while I’ll explore what I can do with the technique I’m using. I was able to create categories by leveraging the search capability provided with Blogger. Google recently provided the capability to search…
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A Day in the Life: Driving to the subway
As noted elsewhere [1], [2], I am becoming engaged in the “one tonne-challenge.” Not withstanding my commitment, I will continue to eat pumpernickel. I drive to the subway each day. It is 7 km from my home. I average 12.5 litres/100 km fuel consumption. This means I burn 0.875 litres each way or 1.75 litres…
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A Day in the Life: A New Washing Machine
Washing machines, like so many other things, have got a lot more features than they use to. Meeting the expectation that they wash clothes is table stakes. The description reads: Spacious washer featuring Sensor Smart™ electronic controls, Smart Dispensers (or “Ecomax detergent performance system” for dispatching the various cleaning agents), Auto Water Level (adjusting the…
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Observations: Life’s little pleasures
Pumpernickel (Roggenbrot) and leberwurst for lunch on Saturday. The word “pumpernickel” derives from the Old High German words “pumpern”, to fart, and “Nickel”, a demon or goblin. The bread got this name for its supposed indigestible quality, although modern pumpernickel breads seem to lack this feature[1].
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Visitors
Below, on the right column, you will see a count of people who have visited this site since June of 2005, when I started this version of hertha.com. Many sites have counters. I guess a large number suggests some level of recognition. A number is interesting. What is more interesting is to see where these…