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Announcing my Long Island History blog!

I have a new blog dedicated to Long Island History. I have been taking note from some out of print books I got from the library. I am mostly interested in the Colonial and Revolutionary periods.

Click here to go there!

Jarvis sighting

I have spotted another instance of Jarvis! Jarvis is the name of a fictional charcter and proclaimed mascot of American Science and Surplus. I have reason to believe he actually comes from clipart that is in the public domain. He is the image of a flying man with a rotor strapped to his back. AS&S was the first place I saw him. I have also seen him on a Trader Joe's shopping bag. Ever since I discovered that he was probably clipart, I have been searching for the image and its origins. Not much has turned up. I saw him today when someone (The Make blog I believe) posted a link to the Handcar Regatta, wherein the image of whom I call Jarvis appears in some flyers/posters and also next to their RSS feed icon (which is also really cool):



Here he is a bit larger:



If anyone can tell me the origin of this image or where else it might be found, they (perhaps you) would have my enduring gratitude!

120 VAC LED lightbulb for $20?

I thought these things cost around $100 or so, if this for real?

120 VAC LED LIGHT from American Science & Surplus

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My lament

There are too few history books about Long Island on Amazon. There aren't even that many references to them anywhere on the internet. There are plenty at the library though, even more so than you can see in their online catalog. Dewey decimal no: 974.721!

Puffins

At the central park zoo. I think the other ones are spotted eigers.

A saying from my great grandfather

According to my father and grandmother, my great grandfather used the saying "A cholera should find you" (he said it in Yiddish/German). I'm not sure in what context my father (as a little boy) heard him say it :-)



Post #800

The great jazz battle for 88.3 FM

Dear WLIU,

Please lower your broadcasting power, I like listening to WBGO and you signal interferes too much.

Thanks,
Scott