I'm baaaack!

No links to share this week. Just a story about my experience living through a week of deep cold in Central Texas.


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The song I attempted to kazoo

https://youtu.be/Ek2NucwOOvs

History stuff

• https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2018/02/12/mother-citrus-oranges-grapefruit-lemons-limes-descended-single-ancestor/
• https://www.thenibble.com/reviews/main/fruits/lemon-types.asp
• https://dpi.wi.gov/sites/default/files/imce/school-nutrition/pdf/fact-sheet-lemon.pdf

Practical uses

• https://experthometips.com/uses-for-lemons-cleaning-beauty
• https://www.rd.com/article/34-reasons-to-load-up-on-lemons/
• https://www.almanac.com/content/household-uses-lemons
• https://dpi.wi.gov/sites/default/files/imce/school-nutrition/pdf/fact-sheet-lemon.pdf

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Stuff I cover:

• No bananas on board
• No (clothed) women on board
• Never start a voyage on a Friday
• Changing the boat's name is bad luck
• Earrings
• Tattoos

The sources I checked out and more:

• Very Superstitious: 13 Sailor Superstitions - Boater Exam
• Sailors Superstitions
• https://people.howstuffworks.com/why-is-it-bad-luck-to-change-name-ship.htm
• https://www.livescience.com/33099-why-did-pirates-wear-earrings-.html
• https://www.military.com/undertheradar/2016/07/here-are-the-meanings-behind-19-classic-sailor-tattoos

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