by Nathan Reed | Feb 14, 2013 | blog, stories
Hilary Mantel, one my favorite authors (she wrote Wolf Hall and Bringing Up the Bodies, and won the Booker Prize), wrote a long but interesting article for the London Review of Books. She discusses everything from Marie Antoinette, Kate Middleton, Henry VII, and more....
by Nathan Reed | Feb 10, 2013 | blog
Some things you learn too late in life. The word “forte” is actually two words, but we generally pronounce it the wrong way. You probably hear it pronounced ˈfȯr-tē (or “for-tay”). Unless you’re talking about a piano, you should pronounce...
by Nathan Reed | Dec 28, 2012 | blog, stories
In our small town of Dyer, there are numerous stories that almost everyone (at least the “old-timers”) knows by heart. Some have spawned phrases that are now part of the local lexicon… The tale of “Charlie Moore’s cat” spawned such...
by Nathan Reed | Oct 28, 2012 | blog
Banking laws enacted after the Great Depression forbid US banks to be closed more than 4 days in a row, hence nearly all time locks meant for US use do not exceed 96 hours. Most time locks end at 72; three days. Although there are models that extend to 120 and even...
by Nathan Reed | Jul 20, 2012 | blog, local government
It’s an epidemic — young people are leaving our small communities. Young, highly skilled, motivated, people are leaving us to pursue their dreams in the “big city”. It’s not just Tennessee… “We were trying to address a loss of young...
by Nathan Reed | Jul 4, 2012 | blog
Slate has a pretty long article (and short on content) about why we trash hotel rooms. They say… When you check in to a hotel today, you are entering a veritable Sodom and Gloccamorrah. The most likely outcome? You will wake up in the wee hours to the sounds of...
