Cursive

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Random Thought:  Yesterday’s post about Constitution Day made me think…  If they quit teaching Cursive in public school, how long before no one can read the Constitution in its original form?

Showing my age and preference for Sci-Fi again, that reminds me of the Omega Glory episode of Star Trek.  I still can’t figure out how to embed a video, so here’s a link to it on YouTube if you’re interested.

Constitution Day 2012

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Today is Constitution Day, also known as Citizenship Day.  It was set for September 17th, the day the Constitutional Congress signed the Constitution in 1787.  It’s interesting to contemplate the Constitution in the year of a Presidential Election.  For such a simple document there seems to be a lot of “interpretation” going on.

Check out a previous post here from 2009 that includes links if you are interested in finding out more.

Clean Cut Touchless Paper Dispenser

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The Clean Cut Dispenser from Smart Product Innovations, Inc. has created a hands-free paper towel dispenser that dispenses paper towel cut to the length you need using your preferred brand of paper towel.

The dispenser mounts under the counter.  It has a light beam on either side.  Break the beam on the right and paper towel is dispensed.  Allow the length you need to roll out.  Remove your hand and the dispenser will stop.  Break the beam on the left and the paper is cut.  You can then take the cut sheet to use without ever touching the remaining paper.  This allows the paper to be used cleanly without contaminating the unused portion of the roll.

At our house we’ve started using the half sheet paper towels.  Often that is sufficient for the need.  This device  would allow you to use quarter sheets, half sheets, three-quarter sheets or however much is sufficient for the task.  This is a green option since you only use what is needed.

The device is $126 at Amazon.com.  It comes in four finishes including the stainless steel option shown here.  It requires a wall outlet to plug in a low voltage power adapter.