On Year 1

One year ago today A Frank Angle was officially born. Inspiring by the election year, in that first post I promised both insight and respect; and I’ve kept my promise. As the Categories on the right show, I’ve posted on a wide range of topics, plus I’ve responded to most comments because I believe that [...]

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On 32

Earlier this month, my wife and I celebrated our anniversary. With that thought in mind, here’s to number 32.
History
32nd U.S. president was Franklin D. Roosevelt
32nd VP was John Vance Garner
32 A.D. was a leap year starting on a Tuesday
In 32 BC the Roman Senate declares war upon Mark Antony and Cleopatra
Mathematics
32 is divisible by 1, [...]

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On Recent Time Away

I’ve been on the move for the past 10 days; most of which was on a family vacation. Good news is I was able to keep up with posts; bad news being that I couldn’t keep up reading and commenting on my favorite sites. Besides returning to a lot to do, I’ve must also backtrack [...]

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On Birthdays

Years ago, since we had many newcomers, our department leader passed around paper requesting everyone’s birthday. Being me, I write December 7, 1941.
Of course the few that really knew me chuckled and let it pass. Sure enough, when that day arrived, a fellow worker greets me with a “happy birthday”, and of course I’m denying that [...]

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On 25 nonClassmates

Sometimes I think about Cliff Clavin’s appearance on Jeopardy and the way he answered the final question. With that in mind, here are a few notes about people that weren’t in my graduating class.

I didn’t graduate with Tiger Woods, but I did see him play in his last U.S. Open as an amateur.
I didn’t graduate [...]

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