tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498413430541424627.post8938969483688454963..comments2023-11-29T01:47:52.439-07:00Comments on clarity2010: Hats to Habits: Following the LinksRelax Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01051381168322495999noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498413430541424627.post-36231801749850621422012-07-18T23:49:49.732-06:002012-07-18T23:49:49.732-06:00You are not alone in your wanderings. I do that, t...You are not alone in your wanderings. I do that, too. <br /><br />Though I've never tracked this particular thread myself.Stephanie Barrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17772217449161603561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498413430541424627.post-23853523075329368842012-06-25T11:07:19.282-06:002012-06-25T11:07:19.282-06:00http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/
Sadly, ...http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/<br /><br />Sadly, not free, but for instance, in my home area, they have scanned copies of The Leeds Intelligencer back to 1754.<br />You can register and receive some free credits though.soubriquethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01151288534629885195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498413430541424627.post-42708420272631292922012-06-23T14:25:24.127-06:002012-06-23T14:25:24.127-06:00I thought I was alone in my wanderings. :) I love ...I thought I was alone in my wanderings. :) I love to do that though. It's like reading an encyclopedia, only with better pictures.Relax Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01051381168322495999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498413430541424627.post-34452510231846676062012-06-22T15:48:35.803-06:002012-06-22T15:48:35.803-06:00I do exactly the same sort of thing when I am on W...I do exactly the same sort of thing when I am on Wikipedia - or looking at obscure books or old newspapers online, too. My favorite way of doing research! ;)Lidianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14609618027313982020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498413430541424627.post-79578911380364792012012-06-22T11:26:01.176-06:002012-06-22T11:26:01.176-06:00After a while, hundreds of blog posts sort of merg...After a while, hundreds of blog posts sort of merge together in my mind and I can't remember what was simply researched and what was actually blogged. :)<br /><br />More recently, though, I was reading that one of his inventions (that he soon dropped as impractical, but not until it was actually constructed and tested) was a vacuum thing to move trains. As I recall, he had a big pipe or tube installed between the tracks (I think between the tracks) which was about 15 inches in diameter with leather valves of some sort. He somehow sucked the air, or a lot of it, out of this big tube and the vacuum "sucked" the train along the tracks. I think there were pumping stations every two miles or so. Obviously there must have been some connection between the bottom of the carriage and the tube. Maybe a slot in the top of the tube, and that was where the leather flap valves came into the picture. Anyway, as I recall, the flap got stiff from the elements and stopped giving a good vacuum seal, and when they rubbed tallow on them to make them supple, rats would eat them.<br /><br />A picture just entered my mind of rats inside the vacuum tube when the air was sucked out and they floated up to the "ceiling" of the tube and then imploded. Exploded, I guess. But I'm guessing the whole tube would not have been vacuumized at one time, or else the rats simply ran along the top of the tube munching on tallowed leather.<br /><br />Mr. Something Kingdom had the good sense to discontinue this idea after a year or so. I mostly studied his steamships rather than his main railway and bridge doings. I do know he was a heavy smoker and died in his 50s. I expect the two had something to do with one another.Relax Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01051381168322495999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498413430541424627.post-22918253729803027952012-06-22T10:55:35.560-06:002012-06-22T10:55:35.560-06:00I recall your Brunel posts.I recall your Brunel posts.soubriquethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01151288534629885195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498413430541424627.post-90195573641236098072012-06-21T21:41:47.705-06:002012-06-21T21:41:47.705-06:00Ummmm....there was a time when I was very interest...Ummmm....there was a time when I was very interested in biblical studies, especially women in the Bible.<br /><br />I really only know just enough to be a liability to myself. <br /><br />Oh and to argue with Soub. Well, that's not true. I refuse to argue biblical matters with him ~ his logical reasoning drives me crazy. There is no logic to the bible (in my opinion).<br /><br />xxxred dirt girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12939283533222061484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498413430541424627.post-76537909372657390562012-06-21T20:11:50.933-06:002012-06-21T20:11:50.933-06:00Odd you should mention Brunel. I had done consider...Odd you should mention Brunel. I had done considerable research on him some time ago, mostly about early steam-powered passenger ships. I was doing piece about the history of steam and the golden age of passenger steamliners.Relax Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01051381168322495999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498413430541424627.post-33016082570637111482012-06-21T17:04:41.452-06:002012-06-21T17:04:41.452-06:00My boss has just bought some chickens. And this we...My boss has just bought some chickens. And this week I built a chicken-coop. No choking involved.<br /><br />As for Tamar, Isambard Kingdom Brunel built a rather nifty rail bridge over her, you'll recall.soubriquethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01151288534629885195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498413430541424627.post-25430817300194848562012-06-21T11:59:45.268-06:002012-06-21T11:59:45.268-06:00Hmmmm. You seem so authoritative. For an a-religio...Hmmmm. You seem so authoritative. For an a-religious person. Especially about the chicken choking part.<br /><br />I think not about the unwilling Tamar speculation.Relax Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01051381168322495999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498413430541424627.post-87761080622130696262012-06-21T11:56:15.597-06:002012-06-21T11:56:15.597-06:00The requirement was quite specific. When a brother...The requirement was quite specific. When a brother died, leaving a widow but no male heir, then it was the duty of his brother to marry and impregnate the widow.<br /><br />Onan is often quoted in reference to chicken-choking, but there is no evidence to state whether he did or did not strangle domestic fowl.<br /><br />His 'sin' was not masturbation, nor the spilling of seed, but rather his choosing to partake of most of the act of coition, while seeking to avoid impregnation. The circumstances as described in the bible are somewhat unclear. Perhaps it was Tamar's choice? Maybe she said, "Look, Onan, I've just got all these slinky skinny designer dresses, with your brother's insurance pay-out, and I'm not willing, absolutely not, right now, just yet, to expand to the size of a small planet and wear a f***ing maternity tent. So pull out before you come or I'll stab you!".soubriquethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01151288534629885195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498413430541424627.post-73792291733202541342012-06-21T08:50:56.358-06:002012-06-21T08:50:56.358-06:00I don't think anyone would believe your versio...I don't think anyone would believe your version. It's pretty far-fetched.<br /><br />What would have happened to the land otherwise - Judah would have auctioned it off? He could have kept it in the family as long as he wanted since each tribe had land assigned to it for life. I think. He could have given her a home for life. But NOOOOOO! That would be too easy.<br /><br />God just wanted an excuse to bash Onan's head in.Relax Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01051381168322495999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498413430541424627.post-14470732395216931652012-06-21T08:47:43.819-06:002012-06-21T08:47:43.819-06:00You know a lot. You must have gone to that church ...You know a lot. You must have gone to that church more than just to burn a record. :)<br /><br />I think I answered your comment by replying to the notification email from blogger. I don't know where those go. Sorry. It was better than this one probably.Relax Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01051381168322495999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498413430541424627.post-26123260931799393282012-06-21T08:46:10.681-06:002012-06-21T08:46:10.681-06:00No, I drift aimlessly. You always give me too much...No, I drift aimlessly. You always give me too much credit. :)Relax Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01051381168322495999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498413430541424627.post-60562110768583220172012-06-21T07:52:37.970-06:002012-06-21T07:52:37.970-06:00The Onan incident was to do with land. By giving ...The Onan incident was to do with land. By giving his wife a son and heir for his brother the man's name would not die out, and his share of the land would continue giving the wife a home. Or something. <br />I think I will withdraw here, although this was interesting, sort off.Adullamitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15537659871829290071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498413430541424627.post-76369016397317285602012-06-21T01:22:55.881-06:002012-06-21T01:22:55.881-06:00oh, I meant to add, 'Hats off to Tamar' ~ ...oh, I meant to add, 'Hats off to Tamar' ~ just to tie it all back together with your theme ...red dirt girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12939283533222061484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498413430541424627.post-79428077067213911482012-06-21T01:21:04.482-06:002012-06-21T01:21:04.482-06:00You do have a rather twisted way of thinking. But...You do have a rather twisted way of thinking. But I like it :)<br /><br />Tamar of Onan fame disguised herself as a prostitute and seduced Onan's father Judah. She wisely wrangled Judah's staff and seal in a deal over a goat. When it became apparent she was with child, Judah ordered her to be burned to death. Ha. Tamar produced Judah's staff and seal, thereby 'sealing' his fate as the father of her unborn child.<br /><br />Only 5 women are noted in the genealogy of Christ and Tamar, a gentile, is one of them.<br /><br />xxxred dirt girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12939283533222061484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498413430541424627.post-59120542703898078102012-06-21T00:37:18.285-06:002012-06-21T00:37:18.285-06:00I've noticed how you drift, frequently, but yo...I've noticed how you drift, frequently, but you do always have a tendency to drift towards the same place.A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04709794851766685322noreply@blogger.com