Order (ring theory)

Order (ring theory) is another math concept that makes no sense to almost every human being on this planet. That's weird to think about.

I mean, click that link and read the article. It says things like: "In less formal terms, additively should be a free abelian group generated by a basis for R over ."

It's weird that some people's brains understand that. On the other hand, even chickens have brains. It's true. You can eat them.


I don't really like onion rings.
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History of programming languages

History of programming languages is interesting. I recommend clicking the link to read about it. They say you can trace the history of programming languages back to 1801, when the Jacquard loom punched holes in cards to represent sewing loom arm movements in order to make decorative patterns automatically.

I love the word loom.

It's so soft.


This is a photo of two books about the C programming language.
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John Neihardt

John Neihardt was an American author, poet, philosopher and amateur historian and ethnographer. He was born in 1881 and died in 1973. His life, and his works, were centered on life on the Great Plains.

My life, and my works, are centered on random dumb things that no one cares about.


Plains don't get any greater.
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Whitley, Coventry

Whitley, Coventry is a suburb of Coventry in England. It looks like a nice place.

Whitley was the name of a character in A Different World, a spinoff of the Cosby Show. Whitley was harsh, yet fair. Pretty, yet tough. She had a southern accent.

Whitley was played by Jasmine Guy. I always liked Jasmine Guy. Maybe I still do, I don't know. I haven't seen her in a while. I like the last name Guy. I also like the first name Guy.

There have been many TV spinoffs. Laverne and Shirley was a spinoff of Happy Days. Empty Nest was a spinoff of The Golden Girls. Frasier was a spinoff of Cheers. I love spinoffs. They make me feel like the TV world is real. Kind of like my life.

Or is it...?


The little girl doesn't know what to think of Jasmine Guy.
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Jade Warrior (album)

Jade Warrior (album) was released in 1971 as one of the earlier albums of the psychedelic progressive rock movement. It is the first Wikibloogia in four days that is not directly related to Japan. Though, the album cover is Asian-themed, with Asian writing, and Asian-style mountains and sailboat, so I'm not out of the woods yet.

Jade Warrior was also the name of the band. Jade is a stone. I think it's green.


Jade animals.
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Sanshō (sumo)

Sanshō (sumo) are the three prizes awarded to top division sumo wrestlers at a sumo tournament.

What is going on here? The last three Wikibloogia articles have been about Japan. What are the chances? Of the millions of articles on Wikipedia, I happen to click to three in a row about Japan? What is the universe trying to tell me? If tomorrow's Wikibloogia article is about Japan, I will have no choice but to have Japanese food for lunch.


Actually, I'm not very hungry.
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Kofun

Kofun are megalithic tombs in Japan. This is the second Japan-related Wikibloogia in a row. Something must be trying to tell me something. Something about Japan. Maybe I should have Japanese food for lunch today. I almost always enjoy Japanese food.

Tombs are places where people bury other people after they die. Then the ground eats them. The ground much prefers eating dead people to eating living people. In fact, even on the rare occasion where a man is buried alive, the ground always waits until after he is dead before eating him.


This is what happens when you die.
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Mount Ōfuna

Mount Ōfuna is a mountain in Japan. It is 653.1 meters high. There's a small shrine on the top for monks. A long time ago, there was a Buddhist temple near the top, but it's not there anymore.

I like walking to the tops of mountains. Being at the top of a mountain makes you feel closer to the grand powers of the universe. And closer to the sky.

And closer to yourself. Being at the top of a mountain makes you feel closer to yourself. After all, when you really think about it, we are all mountains. We are all mountains in Japan.


Ants have mountains in Japan too.
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Ulmus glabra 'Nana'

Ulmus glabra 'Nana' is a very slow growing shrub. Those are Wikipedia's exact words. I love that description. I don't know why, but I do.

I also really like the nickname Nana for a plant. I think this is my new favorite plant. I guess it's my only favorite plant. I have always liked plants, but I've never had a favorite. Until now. Now Ulmus glabra 'Nana' is my favorite plant. Thanks, Wikibloogia.


You look pretty today, Nana.
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Leeann Tingley

Leeann Tingley is a beauty queen from Rhode Island who has competed in the Miss USA pageant. She was Miss Rhode Island USA in 2006. She's very pretty and enjoys endurance training, skiing, drawing, photography, running, field hockey and golf.

She and I both like drawing.


Rhode Island has a center dedicated entirely to welcoming.
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Barbara Mallory Caraway

Barbara Mallory Caraway is a member of the Texas House of Representatives. It's hard to say her name five times fast. The Wikipedia article made me chuckle a few times, because every time it says her name it calls her Representative Mallory Caraway.

Tongue twisters are fun. There are many of them. Like "Unique New York". Or "She sells seashells by the seashore." Wait a second. Why would anyone buy seashells from a girl by the seashore? There are literally millions of shells on the seashore, all free for the taking. She should go far away from the seashore to sell her seashells.


Most of Texas's state representatives are actually laptop computers.
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Leeds Equity Partners

Leeds Equity Partners is a private equity firm that focuses on education, training and information and business services industries.

I don't really know what an equity firm is. I know that I should. And I kind of know. Like I have an idea. But I don't really know. I can never really wrap my head around words like 'equity' and 'capital gains' and 'bond'. I am good at wrapping my head around other kinds of words like 'giraffe' and 'table' and 'cheeseburger'.

Thankfully, we have the people at Leeds Equity Partners to help me with my equity.


Oh, it's a shoe company.
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Reynoldsville, Pennsylvania

Reynoldsville, Pennsylvania is a borough northeast of Pittsburgh. Reynoldsville is in a soft coal region. In the past it had many mills and a macaroni factory.

I like factories that sound like they are the setting for a children's book. A macaroni factory is one example. Other examples include a dough factory, a button factory, and a molasses factory. I know factories like this exist in the real world, in the adult world, but mostly they sound like children's books.

Also, I like macaroni. Especially spirals. Kraft spirals. Those shits are so good.


I want to live inside this macaroni.
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The Dear Hunter

The Dear Hunter is a band (not to be confused with the movie The Deer Hunter). The band originated as a side project for a musician named Casey Crescenzo when he was a member of another band called The Receiving End of Sirens.

Sometimes I wish the cast of The Deer Hunter would form a band. Robert Deniro would play guitar. Christopher Walken on vocals. That other guy on drums. Meryl Streep on bass.


Like many, she found The Deer Hunter hard to watch.
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Paige Summers

Paige Summers was an adult model and a former Penthouse Pet of the Month and Pet of the Year. Sadly, she died in 2003 of a drug overdose.

Paige's real name was Nancy Ann Coursey. That's not as sexy as Paige Summers. It's interesting how some names are just naturally sexier than others. My name is Adam Shonkoff. Not sexy.


Penthouse club. Penthouse club. Penthouse club.
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Jacques Villeneuve

Jacques Villeneuve is a Canadian racecar driver. Racecar is a palindrome.

Another palindrome is 'Madam I'm Adam'. This one was taught to me at an early age, because my name is Adam, so the person who taught it to me thought I would especially relate to it. She was right, I did.

Some people like another famous palindrome 'Rats live on no evil star'. I guess it is a palindrome, but the sentence never really made sense to me, so I never liked that one much. I feel the same way about 'A man, a plan, a canal, Panama'. That's not even a sentence.

I do like me some palindrome, though.


I like palindrome graffiti.
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