TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee")

"Things You Wouldn't Know If We Didn't Blog Intermittently."

03 September 2026

Condom made from a sheep's appendix

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As reported by The Guardian : A 200-year-old illustrated condom will go on display with Dutch golden age masters in Amsterdam this week, af...
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Minneapolis has a "Buckthorn Removal Singles Club"

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When we moved into our present home 25+ years ago, I spent the better part of three summers grubbing out invasive buckthorn from the small w...

"The Grab" is a quite remarkable documentary

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This is an actual documentary about the real world, not a fictional docudrama about an alternative earth.  The trailer is fairly explanatory...

Mr. Beaver's advice

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"But in general, take my advice, when you meet anything that's going to be human and isn't yet, or used to be human once and is...

The sinuous journey of a "leaf miner"

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An outstanding example, nicely documented in Marcy O'Connor's absolutely outstanding Prairie Haven blog.  This is one of the photos...

Tater tot hotdish - quintessential Minnesota cuisine

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Water strider

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30 August 2026

Google Maps August 30

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“People using Maps in the U.S. will see ‘Lake America,' those in Canada will continue to see ‘Lake Ontario,’ and those outside of the U....
26 August 2026

Blogcation again

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(deleted) Back in about a week
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Vindication for Elizabeth Bathory

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I first learned about Elizabeth Bathory 40 years ago when I was researching the manifestations of sleep paralysis in literature and folklor...
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25 August 2026

Dolly Parton for President

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Reposted from 2023, when I wrote this as a serious post.  Irrelevant now because of her death, but it seems appropriate for me to re-express...
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Dolly Parton has died

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In a video posted to Parton’s X account 15 minutes ago, her nephew Bryan Seaver announced the death of his aunt, for whom he acted as head o...
24 August 2026

A postcard from 1955

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Found while going through some family archives today.  I sent this to my aunt and uncle when I was 8 years old.  She kept it for 60+ years, ...
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The happy people of Mayberry

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Found online years ago.  I have no idea whether this is true; I've never watched the show.
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