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Today — January 28, 2012

Simple Answers (permalink)
An illustration from an 1882 issue of Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly magazine.


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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
An illustration from an 1869 issue of Harper's magazine.  The caption reads: "Heroic self-sacrifice."


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Simple Answers (permalink)
Difficult Question? Here's a simple answer

"The answer is simple.  It begins with confidence.”

Kiplinger’s Personal Finance (Feb, 1950)

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Is Today The Day? (permalink)
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January 2012

“Today is the day to put it on.”

—Big Boom, How to Duck a Suckah, 2008

From the outrageous to the inspirational to the hilarious, here’s a daily reminder to break out of the old grind and do something unexpected, for the fun, the challenge, or the heck of it.

If today simply isn’t your day, click here to have a different day.


Music Box Moment (permalink)
Do you deserve a nostalgic breather?  Through the delicate workings of the music box, even the most dramatic compositions seem to play only for you.  You’ll hear even a very familiar piece in a whole new way.  Courtesy of home recording pioneer Ken Clinger, here’s today’s music box selection.  It will sound surprisingly good even through built-in computer speakers, and it will cut through the ambient noise of the office without being distracting.

Featured in Today’s Music Box:
String Quartet 1 movement #1 (Haydn)
performed by Ken Clinger

There’s a Signpost Up Ahead (permalink)
One's life path is marked by crossroads and signposts.  If you are confronted with making a choice today, perhaps the signpost displayed here will help to characterize your situation and guide you to make a decision.  If you need more guidance, refresh this page for another symbol.  If both signs are the same, perhaps any choice will lead to the same outcome.

The signs are inspired by a system of symbols entitled "Spiritual Diagnosis," developed by Dr. Robert McNary of Montana.  Dr. McNary actually creates nine-faceted mandala charts for people and interprets the symbols with uncanny accuracy.  Dr. McNary's web site is RockyMountainAstrologer.com.
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Yesterday — January 27, 2012

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
An illustration from an 1895 issue of English Illustrated magazine.


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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
An illustration from a 1901 issue of Cosmopolitan magazine.  The caption reads: "Drawing a mystic half-circle on the floor."


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Don't Take This the Wrong Way (permalink)
"Don't take this the wrong way, dude, but how do I know you're for real?"
—Mark A. Roeder, This Time Around
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January 26, 2012

Go Out in a Blaze of Glory (permalink)
We're beyond honored by the scintillating glories bestowed upon us for our discoveries of precursors to Disneyland's Haunted Mansion, by no less than an esteemed Doctor of Biblical Studies.  We'll diligently endeavor to live up to the praise, Doctor!  Meanwhile, be sure to lose yourself (as we have done countless times) in the doctor's delightful "Long-Forgotten" Haunted Mansion archives.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
An illustration from an 1895 issue of English Illustrated magazine.


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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
An illustration from an 1891 issue of The Strand magazine.  The caption reads: "Look!  Spiders' webs!"


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The Right Word (permalink)
The Shakespeare Papers dedicated an entire issue to one-letter words, and here's one of the pages we contributed.


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