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Most Popular Word Roots in U.S. Place Names

Posted on March 23, 2014

My family visited Washington D.C. last year for Spring Break and, during our 12-hour drive, I remember noticing a subtle change in the names of the cities and towns we were passing…

Geographic References in Local Business Names

Posted on March 21, 2012

This little exercise came about after I read an article on the old Northwest Territory in the U.S., which basically consisted of all the land west of Pennsylvania, northwest of the Ohio River, and…

Wisconsin Voters Banished to NULL Island

Posted on January 12, 2012

The top headline in my local paper this morning was “Glitch puts some Wisconsin voters in Africa” … an interesting thing to ponder over a bowl of Quaker Oatmeal Squares. I suppose this problem…

Six Degrees of Joy Division

Posted on May 29, 2011

My local record store used to have this great poster on the back wall that explained how several dozen British indie bands from the 80s were all linked together through their various group members. The title…

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