Showing posts with label Life. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Life. Show all posts

20 May 2024

Sometimes I Babble - Can't You Tell?

Sometimes I babble.  But people referred to the Apostle Paul as a babbler too.  The words below in black are my statements.  The blue letters are found in the Bible.

Personification of knowledge (Greek Επιστημη, ...
Personification of knowledge (Greek Επιστημη, Episteme) in Celsus Library in Ephesus, Turkey. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

  • Ignorance was always a choice. (“… fools hate knowledge”)

  • Information was always currency. (“Buy the truth and sell it not.”)

  • Knowledge is freely offered and there for the taking or … accepting. (“Choose knowledge rather than choice gold.”)

  • Wisdom when rightly applied is the key to not wasting your life way. (“Teach us to number our days.”)


- Sometimes I babble.

- Sometimes I say things that are verifiable truths.

Am I babbling?




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11 January 2024

"Plot Twist" ~ Courtesy of Cheshire Public Library

Found this in my Facebook memories from three years ago. So worth remembering and re-sharing.  Oh the treasure we find in a public library.  There are treasures to be found even online. 😍

Image Credit: Cheshire Public Library's photo.







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Also, January 4 is National Trivia Day 2017 in the USA. Got any trivia you would like to share? I shared this fascinating fact FOUR years ago on Facebook. 

"The original 1949 ENIAC computer occupied a full city block."


ENIAC - CHM Revolution

ENIACIn 1942, physicist John Mauchly proposed an all-electronic calculating machine. The U.S. Army, meanwhile, needed to calculate complex wartime ballistics tables. Proposal met patron.The result was ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer), built between 1943 and 1945-the first large-scale computer to run at electronic speed without being slowed by any mechanical parts.
 
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In case you don't have any trivia to share, here's a couple of links. Enjoy!



54 Fantastic Facts for National Trivia Day

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A collection of trivia questions about the world of politics.

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