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USA Today has an article covering a report from the Intercollegiate Studies Institute. Students at fifty colleges were tested on history and civic literacy. The overall average was 50.4% for freshmen and 54.2% for seniors. Debra Humphreys of the Association … Continue reading →

In an earlier post I talked about how Pennsylvania arrests it’s citizens for buying booze in New Jersey. Now Tennessee joins the fun by announcing that they will arrest Tennesseans who cross the state line to buy out-of-state cigarettes. Possessing … Continue reading →

Via Digg: Forklift removes 900-pound man from home “Firefighters cut a hole in the side of a house and used a forklift to extricate a 900-pound man from his second-floor bedroom after a visiting nurse became worried about his health.” … Continue reading →

I walked around Valley Forge last weekend. It’s beautiful, and you wouldn’t know there’s a huge mall on the other side of the highway. Here’s the house George Washington used as his headquarters. I’m always amazed at these old houses. … Continue reading →

No mater how sucky the service, no mater how cramped the seats, I’m always excited about flying. I’ve flown in the Cessna 172 and 152, the Beach Bonanza, de Havilland Otter, Boeing 707, 727, 737, 747, 757, 777; DC-8, DC-9, … Continue reading →

Because he can come up with this: “In Windham, they’ve heard good things about the Internet, but there’s still a wait-and-see attitude.” It only gets better from there.

44 years.    I still feel like I’m 12. As they say, it’s the milage, not the years….   Oh well that doesn’t work either.

When we pulled up to the gate at PHL Tuesday morning, this lovely lady was parked next to the terminal. This DC-3 is American Airlines’ “Flagship Detroit” one of their original DC-3s first operated in 1937. It’s the oldest DC-3 … Continue reading →

James Lileks is live blogging the Minnesota State Fair, and with comments about T-Shirt slogans: “Bringing Sexy Back” It’s worn by someone who, trust me, has put sexy away, possibly for good – or perhaps this person is in the … Continue reading →

This morning, while driving across the bridge from NJ to Philly, I started thinking about what would happen if you added an Oscillation Overthruster to the Flux Capacitor in a DeLorean. I’m still geeking out to that one three hours … Continue reading →