Tag Archives: Thomas Edison

Doing It the Old Fashioned Way

Posted on August 14, 2011 by Joe Clark

Well, I guess I have graduated from the School of Geekdom at the University of Hardknocks. Following this past week’s computer emergency, with the help of some friends, a couple of manuals, and the Internet, I was able to teach myself … Continue reading →

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By the Mark of the Twain

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Joe Clark

Samuel Langhorne Clemens, born when Haley’s Comet passed by the earth on November 30, 1835, became one of America’s most prolific, political, and funny writers of the late 1800s. He made fortunes, and lost them. He traveled extensively and wrote … Continue reading →

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