Monthly Archives: July 2006

Rubber duckie, you're the one sixteen-thousandth

Posted on July 31, 2006 by Travis

Yesterday was one of the truly weirder events in Rapid City: the 17th annual Black Hills Duck Race. A fundraiser for the Children’s Miracle Network, this is a water race in which the contestants   coast their way down one-and-a-half … Continue reading →

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Out of the frying pan, into the dishwasher

Posted on July 20, 2006 by Travis

Karma and I have been having some communication issues lately. Yesterday, Rapid City was in the middle of a blistering heat wave — just check out the temperature: Yes, friends, that reads “109oF.” After my badmouthing the unbearable heat of … Continue reading →

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A homework problem appropriate for summer

Posted on July 19, 2006 by Travis

Compute the following sum: The solution will be given next week, along with the resolutions to the four paradoxes from last week.

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1 picture = 1 kiloword, Vol. I

Posted on July 17, 2006 by Travis

If you keep your eyes open, you can find a lot of unintentionally funny signage out there.   Here are three good examples from this month around town. Where do you go to clean up the solution to a dirty … Continue reading →

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Hell is movie people (part 2)

Posted on July 15, 2006 by Travis

After our experience with the mind numbing antics of the clientele at our local video store, the Queen B and I decided to head out to the movies instead.   Flanked by a Pirates of the Caribbean poster on the … Continue reading →

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