Blogs about: Oliver Wendell Holmes
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(Tricky) Cryptoquote Spoiler - 10/29/09
“Put not your trust in money, but put your money in trust.“ — Oliver Wendell Holmes… more →
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Elaine Riddick: I did not know they sterilized me until the age of 19, they did it because I was Black
saynsumthn wrote 1 week ago: To watch the full film- get a copy of Maafa21 – here … more →
High Society
viciouslylitigious wrote 1 week ago: Me: “You shouldn’t smoke that. What if they drug test you?” Pizza-Bagel: “Th … more →
Ray Palmer - birth, Nov. 12, 1808
separateholy wrote 2 weeks ago: My faith looks up to Thee, Thou Lamb of Calvary, Savior divine! Now hear me while I pray, take all m … more →
Maine: “…waiting to execute degenerate offspring for crime…”
Harold Knight wrote 3 weeks ago: One sure ticket into the New York State Colony for Epileptics and Feeble Minded: We have seen more t … more →
(Tricky) Cryptoquote Spoiler - 10/29/09
unclerave wrote 4 weeks ago: “Put not your trust in money, but put your money in trust.“ — Oliver Wendell Hol … more →
Reading in Bed
Ben Friedlander wrote 1 month ago: Oliver Wendell Holmes, from an 1883 essay on Burton’s Anatomy of Melancholy: I did not read it … more →
Samuel Francis Smith - birth, Oct. 21, 1808
separateholy wrote 1 month ago: Oliver Wendell Holmes wrote about Smith (1829 – Harvard class reunion) There’s a nice youngster of e … more →
Motivation moment - Saturday
M.G. Writers wrote 1 month ago: “What lies behind us and what is before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. … more →
Why Justice Asks the Impossible, or, Why Generalities are Always Imperfect in the Concrete World
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KevinCK wrote 1 month ago: One of the most important yet longest and least resolved quests for human beings is to define what i … more →
Proximity and Degree
P.M. wrote 1 month ago: Last night’s shift again got me wondering whether or not accurate reportage of an event can ir … more →
Stereoviews
tashalutek wrote 1 month ago: Unidentified Photographer, [Two Unidentified Women Reading a Letter], ca. 1880s George Barker, The J … more →
Cass Sunstein: Regulatory Czar
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Bevan Sabo wrote 2 months ago: Our new unelected, unconfirmed, unaccountable, and unconstitutional Regulatory Czar is Cass Sunstein … more →
Making it stick: Keep it simple
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John Zimmer wrote 2 months ago: This is Part 2 of a seven-part series on making speeches and presentations memorable. It is based o … more →
REFLECTIONS | September 16, 1830: The Poet That Saved Old Ironsides
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fmallen wrote 2 months ago: The USS Constitution was the first commissioned ship of the United States Navy. The construction of … more →
POEM OF THE DAY: Old Ironsides
wepoplaski wrote 2 months ago: by Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809 – 1894). Old Ironsides Sept 16, 1830 Ay, tear her tattered ensign dow … more →
The Trial of Leo Frank: Journey Into Digital Resources (by Karen R. Schneiderman)
brooklaw wrote 2 months ago: Ku Klux Klan warning The 1913 capital murder case of Leo Frank[1] is a wonderful way to explore Bro … more →
Sir Kenneth Bloomfield tells parents "A period of silence from you would be appreciated".
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paceni wrote 2 months ago: Sir Kenneth Bloomfield has raised the prospect of a common entrance exam for grammar schools once ag … more →
Listen up!
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Hilary Gardner wrote 2 months ago: My high-school English teacher introduced me to the concept of Active Listening. The basic premise … more →
Today in 1809 - Oliver Wendell Holmes Born
rcottrill wrote 3 months ago: Holmes was the son of a Congregational clergyman. He taught anatomy and physiology at Harvard Medica … more →
