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Reminds me of something my grandma once said

Posted on August 15, 2023 by Steve

“I will never go Metric!” which was mind boggling the day I remember Grandma saying this. I always thought she took it from the Mark Russell special on PBS in which he did a song to this effect. Then again, … Continue reading →

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An old piece of propaganda from the Seventies

Posted on February 26, 2021 by Steve

The recent winter storm brought this to the forefront again as a friend asked why I was giving the temperature in Metric, then backpedalled on how he was joking. Another friend reminisced with me about the big push to learn … Continue reading →

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