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Performing Dryer Balls

Because of the strong scent of dryer sheets, along with the fact that they are made of some sort of plasticky material (do these things ever break down?), we have taken to using wool dryer balls in our dryer. We throw 4-5 of them in to cut down on the static. Hubby is not crazy about them because he hates hunting for them in his clothing, which for me is kind of the charm of…

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Whose History Belongs to Whom?

As per usual, existential questions related to the history field have bubbled to the surface on Twitter. I’ve got two of them to discuss in this post. They appeared on Twitter within a week of each other and though they were posted separately by different people, they speak to each other. The first existential question was raised by applied math professor Chad Topaz. I know Chad personally because he was my daughter’s advisor at Macalester…

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