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Return to Bonne Terre Mine

Dave Farquhar — Mon, 06 Jul 2015 11:00:56 +0000

Over the Independence Day weekend, I took my family to the Bonne Terre Mine, about 50 miles south of St. Louis on Highway 67. It was once one of the world’s largest active lead mines, and the area around Bonne

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LED bulb garage door opener interference

Dave Farquhar — Thu, 04 Jul 2013 22:44:44 +0000

While installing a new garage door opener, I found a curious statement in the manual: Don’t use LED bulbs. Why can’t you use LED bulbs in a garage door opener? Six words: LED bulb garage door opener interference. Fortunately I had

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Where did we come from?

Dave Farquhar — Wed, 04 Jul 2001 17:51:02 +0000

Today's the Fourth of July
Another June has gone by
And when they light up our town
I just think
What a waste of gunpowder and sky...
--Aimee Mann

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Monday, 2 July 2001

Dave Farquhar — Mon, 02 Jul 2001 17:14:40 +0000

Some lucky people get a five-day weekend this week. Not me. I'm off Wednesday for Independence Day. About 30 years ago, my dad and his med school buddies used to go to the Missouri River and shoot bottle rockets at barges to celebrate. I'm not sure what I'll get to do yet. Last year I had to work the 4th. That was a very nice paycheck, since I worked 60 hours that week anyway, on top of 8 hours' holiday pay.

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