Category Archives: Independent Research

My Dad’s 1 Rule of Business

Posted on December 9, 2010 by Lyle Verbilion

My Dad was born in 1918. He was 11 when the Great Depression kicked in. It made a great impression on him. In his life, he started up, ran, and sold off a handful of companies. In all the years … Continue reading →

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Roast Yer Own Coffee

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Lyle Verbilion

I’ve done it twice now. Third time’s a charm. All it takes is some green coffee beans. I got mine at Sweet Maria’s.  And something to roast them with. You can easily pay $1k for a drum roaster. Or go … Continue reading →

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Now Buy my Calendars!

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Lyle Verbilion

I’ve made 5 new calendars for 2011 from my photos. You can buy them and hang them on your cubicle wall with duct tape. By the end of the year, there’ll be a big wad of the stuff holding the … Continue reading →

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Why the Soap Obsession?

Posted on November 25, 2010 by Lyle Verbilion

Here’s why I went all researchy on soap last week. We were visiting my mother-in-law. She mentioned how she loved the smell of lye soap. “It smells like clean.” I wanted to know what she meant by that. I wanted … Continue reading →

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Vote For Giant Robots

Posted on November 20, 2010 by Lyle Verbilion

OK, so Einstein’s hairy cranium doesn’t match the rest of your wardrobe. Now you’ve got another option. With the recent election safely over, no one will consider you ironic or un-American in any way when you wear this. Best of … Continue reading →

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All I Know About Soap

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Lyle Verbilion

It takes some kind of fat or oil to make soap. Beef fat is called tallow. Pig fat is lard. If you don’t want to use those, there’ s oil from coconuts, olives, soybeans.  If you use olive oil, you’ve … Continue reading →

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My One Question of Mark Lenard

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Lyle Verbilion

Mark Lenard was a character actor on TV. He played Spock’s father on Star Trek. In fact, he was the first person to play all 3 main Star Trek aliens: Vulcan, Romulan, Klingon. He never got a chance to play … Continue reading →

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You Want the T-Shirt

Posted on November 3, 2010 by Lyle Verbilion

It’s true. They Saved Einstein’s Hair-Do. They really did. And all the world is better for it. Sure, if they’d planned ahead a little, maybe they could have saved something more important than just his Hair-Do. Maybe some mitochondrial DNA, … Continue reading →

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Safety Razor

Posted on October 19, 2010 by Lyle Verbilion

Glenn the Free Sleeper says that electric razors are the handiest way to shave when you’re living without a home. You don’t need water, soap, towels, a sink/basin or anything. Well, maybe batteries. If I ever start sleeping next to … Continue reading →

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3-Day Weekends

Posted on September 23, 2010 by Lyle Verbilion

Recently in America, we celebrated Labor Day. Whoa, I hear you say, why don’t you celebrate Labor Day on May 1st, like most everybody else in the world?! It’s because of our 3-day weekends. Firstly, we Americans don’t celebrate any … Continue reading →

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