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Before 1965, you had to pass a literacy test to vote in Alabama.  (The primary purpose was to keep minorities from voting.)  There seem to be multiple variations of the test here, here and here.  Supposedly you had 8 minutes and were allowed only 2 wrong answers.  Frank and I took the 30 question version […]

If you haven’t seen the Library of Congress photos on Flickr yet, you need to check them out now!  They are very cool – I’ve spent quite a bit of time exploring them.  You can also check out the Library of Congress blog.

You plant grass, you water, you take good care of your lawn and then you have to cut it every week, but you continue to water it.  Ever wondered why?  (I do – I think I spent too much time in a city without lawns to truly appreciate lawns.  I never look at a lawn