The Daily Apple

A few quick, interesting facts about a different topic each entry. It's like an apple a day: pleasant, good to have, and pocket-sized.

Monday, November 27, 2006

Apple #208: Medicine Hat, Alberta

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I came across the name of this town recently. What a name, eh? I decided that I would finally find out why it is called Medicine Hat, and ...
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Sunday, November 26, 2006

Some Minor Adjustments

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As some of you may be aware, the Blogger folks are updating their service and adding a lot more functionality. All new blogs will be made u...
Thursday, November 16, 2006

Apple #207: Days of November

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Brace yourselves. Some important holidays are coming up. Sure, there's Thanksgiving, but in November, there is also so much more. You...
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Tuesday, November 14, 2006

Apple #206: Player Pianos

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Someone at my job was telling me some pretty interesting things about player pianos. For instance, some of the music was composed only for ...
Tuesday, November 7, 2006

Apple #205: Gasoline Grades

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I got some gas for my car tonight (or "petrol" for you folks from the UK). Filled up the tank, paid $2.11 a gallon. Not too bad ...
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Tuesday, October 31, 2006

Apple #204: Shel Silverstein

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A few entries ago , I mentioned that I learned that a Johnny Cash song, "A Boy Named Sue" was actually written by Shel Silverstein...
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Saturday, October 28, 2006

Apple #203: Wonders of the World

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Last night, a friend said, "What are the seven wonders of the world, anyway?" I said there were seven ancient wonders and seven ...
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Sunday, October 22, 2006

Apple #202: Apple Juice vs. Apple Cider

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It's high time I wrote an Apple about something to do with apples. I've been drinking lots of apple cider lately, now that it'...
Wednesday, October 18, 2006

Apple #201: Johnny Cash Songs

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So the other day, Johnny Cash's " A Boy Named Sue " was playing over the loudspeaker in a store. If you don't know it, he...
Friday, October 13, 2006

Apple #200: Top 5 of the First 200 Apples

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I have tallied the results of the voting for the Five Favorites, and I will present the list of winners shortly. But first, thank you to th...
Thursday, October 5, 2006

Deadline October 12

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All right, readers. I've taken my time putting up new posts, to give you all time to decide on your five favorites . I know for a fact...

Apple #199: Was there Once a Tolkien Craze?

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I am a fan of the Harry Potter books. I have all the existing books on tape, and I listen to them at night before I go to sleep. I have li...
Thursday, September 28, 2006

Apple #198: Dewey Decimal System

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Yes, Dan , there really still is a Dewey Decimal System. And thanks for asking! For those of you who may not know, the Dewey Decimal Classi...
Thursday, September 21, 2006

Apple #197: Potted Mums

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In the fall, my mom always bought flowering mums and put them on the front porch, along with pumpkins or other various fall-ish decorations....
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Monday, September 18, 2006

Apple #196: Baby Carrots

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I eat baby carrots just about every day for lunch. I have meant, many times, and now I've finally remembered, to find out if baby carro...
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