TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee")

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

28 October 2026

A jumping spider (with pollen)

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This image won second place in the Nikon Small World photomicrography contest.  Image credit John Oliver Dum/Nikon Small World, via a galler...
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Animation of NASA's Perseverance Rover path on Mars

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28 miles (so far).  The animation is silent - refreshingly free of irrelevant music and unnecessary voiceover.
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How to win at Monopoly

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A tip of the hat to Jason Kottke , who found and posted excerpts of a strategy to markedly improve one's chances of winning the Monopoly...
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Silver Linings Playbook (2013)

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I first saw Silver Linings Playbook when it was released back in 2013, but I seem not to have blogged it at the time.  I'm doing so now...
26 October 2026

Famous poliomyelitis survivors

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Wikipedia has an extensive list, from which I've extracted some of the names I recognize: Alan Alda born 1936 An actor most famous...
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Sheltering Arms Hospital in Minneapolis

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October is Polio Awareness Month (because it used to be a seasonal illness peaking in late summer and early autumn), so this is a good time ...
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Polio was the "autumn ghost"

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So named because of its seasonality, poliomyelitis was the cause of worldwide epidemics in the 1950s .  This new book presents a detailed lo...
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25 October 2026

Fun fact

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There seems to be an endless number of political signs trolling Trump.  I found this one on Imgur . Addendum :   Because some readers disagr...
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The Taihang No. 1 Tourist Road in rural China

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An aerial view of colorful autumn foliage and the Taihang No. 1 Tourist Road winding through a forest in Jinzhong, Shanxi province, China, o...
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A drive through rural China

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This is truly a "longwatch" (one and a half hours), so I just browsed it.  I continue to be impressed by the investment China is m...
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20 October 2026

"Stairway to Heaven" - Heart at the Kennedy Center (2012)

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Just realized that I've never previously blogged this absolutely classic performance.  As one commenter said "Imagine playing Led Z...
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18 October 2026

Know before you vote

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Everyone is rightfully expecting a massive turnout at the polls for the mid-term elections.  Appeals to vote are everywhere, but I want to e...
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14 October 2026

Cribraria aurantiaca

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Whenever I want an interesting image to leave at the top of TYWKIWDBI at the end of a blogging day, I can always rely on a photo of a slime ...
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Inviting friends to your house is just "too exhausting"

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Excerpts from an article in The Guardian  about a social trend in Britain: " I really loved hosting at home years ago, before I had kid...
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Friday night has become "just another weeknight"

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The Atlantic makes note of a social trend in the U.S.: Americans have been spending less and less time with their friends over the past two...
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