Eadwela Tiwesdaeg: As they used to say in Old English. It’s March 28, on which NYC banker George McCarthy unveiled the Checkograph machine, which used microfilm to record bank transactions. (He…
TG it’s Friday: Happy March 24 everybody, on which Elvis became Pvt. 53310761, Pink Floyd released “Dark Side of the Moon” and the Exxon Valdez ran aground. “Dark Side” remained on…
It’s Tuesday out there: Hope your week is off to a great start. It’s March 21, the first day after the equinox, meaning today’s day will be longer than yesterday’s night….
TG it’s F: Happy Friday, everybody and enjoy the weekend. After celebrating Pi, the Ides and St. Patrick in the same week, you deserve a break. Pop quiz: Which U.S. city…
TGIT: A great Tuesday, everybody and hope you’re working from home. Or, better yet, at home and not working. It will allow time to make French toast with all the bread, eggs…
TGIF: A happy Friday, everybody, especially those who managed to take a snow day. Lest you forget: The worst late-snow year on record was 1996, which saw 16 inches fall…
TGIT: A great Tuesday everybody and welcome new readers John, Christina, Mark, Tom, Jody and 47 spambots from the first serious attack on our mail system. If you don’t receive this,…
TG it’s F: A happy Friday, everybody. In honor of National Employee Appreciation Day, here are 101 Ways to Reward Workers Without Giving Them Cash. Because Cash Doesn’t Always Work….
It’s Tuesday out there: A happy end to February everybody, and welcome new readers Thomas, the two Roberts, Michele, Kenneth, Katie, Anthony, Glenn and Bruce. Top of the site: Stony Brook’s Applied…
TG it’s Friday: A happy end to the week, everybody, and hope you’ve been applying the sun screen. It’s Feb. 24, on which, in 1983, the Dow closed above 1,100 for…
Happy Tuesday: It’s Day 2 of National Entrepreneurship Week, during which we salute the 6 million new businesses that will launch this year and the yuuge number of others that…
TG it’s F, no? A happy end of the week, everybody. It’s Feb. 17, which would be July 4 if you lived in Kosovo. National Random Acts of Kindness Week is winding…
TG it’s T: Happy Tuesday, everybody, and welcome new readers Michael, Walter, Jaszver, Elaine and whoever that is at Idea.com. Glad to have you aboard. It’s Feb. 7, on which the…
TG it’s Friday: A great end of the week, everybody. The 16th Amendment was ratified on this day in 1913, giving the federal government the right to collect income taxes without having…
TG it’s F: A great end to the week, everybody. It’s Jan. 27, on which Edison received the patent, his 30th, for the electric lamp. Mozart would be 261 today. He…