PhilosYphia
Blog URL http://www.philosyphia.com
Tags philosophy, religion, life, iowa, photography, rants
Nathan Pralle, a 30-something geek from North Central Iowa, expounds on philosophy, religion, and life in general. My Keyboard, My Sword.
Latest Blog Posts
- The Manly Coupon on Nov 17, 2009 in Food coupon finances money shopping walmart
I went on a coupon shopping trip today. I armed myself with a fistful of carefully prepared bargains, braced myself for the inevitable waves of dirty miscreants, and entered Wal-Mart with one intention in mind: Savings! A great deal of you pro...
- Paperwall: Regulate Your Female! on Nov 16, 2009 in Paperwall
I was rather surprised to find this little ad in one of the old clippings in the Paperwall; I thought back before the turn of the century and even into the early 1900s “female problem” discussion was taboo and we simply knew that babies c...
- Wordle My Turtle on Nov 15, 2009 in Internet
I found the neat site, Wordle.net, courtesy of Billygean today, and decided to create one for this blog. So, without further ado, here’s the Wordle for PhilosYphia. Go create your own Wordle! © Nathan Pralle for PhilosYphia,...
- Paperwall: On Taking a Bath on Nov 13, 2009 in Paperwall
I am unsure where today’s Paperwall posting comes from, whether an opinion piece, news piece, or in-paper story, mostly because in the late 1800s “news” was often a mix of all three and one could expect facts and reporting to sit ri...
- Paperwall: Centipede Venom on Nov 11, 2009 in Paperwall
Today’s Paperwall article comes from The Des Moines Leader on October 30th, 1888. It proves that you should A) never reheat old coffee and B) always watch out for foreign objects in your food when camping: Title: Poisoned by Centipede V...
- Paperwall: Kept Its Word on Nov 9, 2009 in Paperwall
A new feature on this blog for the next 13 weeks or so will be the Paperwall. These are small excerpts from very old newspapers that were used as wallpaper backing in a house I used to live in. When I redid the bathroom and pulled down the...
- Battle of the Klutz on Nov 5, 2009 in Health
Arms and legs flail in various directions, flesh trying desperately to keep up with the random direction changes that the routine demands. Huffing and puffing like a senior in desperate need of a fresh oxygen tank, he tries in vain to copy the moti...
