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Author Archives: conrad reynolds
The End of the World?
News item: The Earth has had two near-misses with large asteroids already this month. Add to this the idea that the Mayans predicted the world will end on 21 December 2012 when a “planet” strikes the Earth, and, well, why … Continue reading
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Feeble Minded.
Due to a recent restructuring of management where I work, I’ve had to move to a new cubicle in another building. It’s an old building, but it’s been nicely restored and modernized on the inside. CVH’s mother came up for … Continue reading
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Grandkid Wins Contest
A little bragging from the grandparents here. GC1 entered a Halloween costume contest And won first prize
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Bombers Over Louisville
We live not far from the “old” Louisville airport, so the sight and sound of small aircraft are often seen and heard from our house. Occasionally I will hear a louder, deeper noise signaling one of the twin-engine aircraft taking … Continue reading
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What is it with cats?
How can they possibly be comfortable like this?
National Honeybee Day
I’m a big fan of the honeybee, everything that does for American agriculture, and certainly for the honey it can give us. Today was National Honeybee Day 2012, and one of our local farmer’s markets had a special program in … Continue reading
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2012 Kentucky State Fair
Another year, another trip to the Kentucky State Fair. We went through the “Pride of the Counties”, where almost every county in Kentucky has a tourism booth set up. We discovered that Smuckers Uncrustables are manufactured in Kentucky. One county … Continue reading
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Asimov foresees future, again
My boss was cleaning out her basement, and brought in some old science fiction books for any of us who were interested. I picked up one of Isaac Asimov’s “robot” stories from the early 1960’s. It was basically a sci-fi … Continue reading
Birthday Bash
Last weekend, I was invited to a birthday party for the daughter of a co-worker. It was the child’s third birthday. Now, I’ve been to third-birthday parties before, but I was unprepared for the party that awaited me. There were … Continue reading
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The Judgement of Conrad
A while back, I was walking across the parking lot with some co-workers when I made a reference to the Trojan War. I sensed that some of them were somewhat bemused by my referring to the war as an historical … Continue reading