September 2014 – the quick Sliver

9.26.14 H’Angus

September 26, 2014 Mike Keeler

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Along the coast of the North Sea, the cool winds are blowing. The new football season is underway. Which means, of course, that it’s time to hang the Monkey O. In former times, mid war an’ strife, The French invasion threatened life, An’ all was armed to the knife, The…

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9.19.14 Nutty for Nuts

September 19, 2014 Mike Keeler

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Here’s how world markets get destabilized. It starts with a product that is, well, the only way to put it is…addicting. During World War 2, an Italian confectionary company was having trouble accessing enough chocolate to create its products, so it turned to filberts. Filberts are small nuts, about the…

9.12.14 Weather Wizards

September 12, 2014 Mike Keeler

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All we wanted to do was get a weather prediction for the coming winter. And we were suddenly caught in the vortex between the “Farmer’s Almanac,” which released its 2015 version on August 25, and the “Old Farmer’s Almanac,” which just released its 2015 version this week. First of all,…

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9.5.14 Oh Atlanta!

September 5, 2014 Mike Keeler

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In the summer of 1864, Abraham Lincoln may have been the most hated President in American history. The Union army under U.S. Grant had suffered horrendous casualties as it advanced towards Richmond. Meanwhile, in July, Confederate general Jubal Early came very close to turning the tables and capturing Washington D.C.…

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