Dr Wingnut

Day: October 15, 2006

  • The Street Where You Live

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    The book, “The Street Where You Live: A Guide to the Place Names of St. Paul,” a listing of Saint Paul, Minnesota street names and the history behind them by Donald L. Empson is being reissued and updated with names of parks and other things.  In the Pioneer Press today they profiled the street where…

  • Reflection

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    If I were given the opportunity to present a gift to the next generation it would be the ability of each individual to learn to laugh at himself.Charles Schultz

  • Technology

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    Three men, a German, a Japanese and a hillbilly were sitting naked in a sauna.  Suddenly there was a beeping sound.  The German pressed his forearm and the beeping stopped.  The others looked at him questioningly.“That was my pager,” he said, “I have a micro chip under the skin of my arm.”A few minutes later…