Do you ISO or do I?

Found out something truly fascinating today when I perused a knowledge lidbit (which is slightly more than a tidbit) concerning what the dimensions of a piece A4 paper is. Come to find out, standard paper sizes are based on a single aspect ratio of the square root of 2 or  [√2 = 1:1.4142] The way to figure out dimensions is to fold an A4 size piece of paper in half, do it again, again, again... ad infinitum. Wikipedia puts the explanation of paper sizing standards thusly: "The main advantage of this system is its scaling: if a sheet with an aspect ratio of √2 is divided into two equal halves parallel to its shortest sides, then the halves will again have an aspect ratio of √2." ... read more

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Mail Art Reality

This month's mail art leaves Washington by Tuesday the 17th. I'd hoped for an earlier date but Doctor Doosurgery needs to see my metatarsal improvement and stability on Monday. ... read more

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Here I am ... read more

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Hard to fathom but the truth is, "yes, I am reading Dante - The Divine Comedy I: Hell because I enjoy it." You can grab your own copy of it by clicking on the link. The reference method used above is suspect and extremely questionable. No one's required The Assemblagist to utilize Turabian or any manual of style since 1993. Point is, you get it, don't you? The particular paperback copy in my possession is translated by Dorothy L. Sayers. It's a Penquin Classic edition which sold for $.95 in 1962. A college text utilized by both my ex-brother-in-law Russell Rogers and my deceased sister, Ann Heinold Cutler. Since Russell can go to hell and my sister is in some pleasant after-space, reading this print of Hell seems entirely appropriate. ... read more

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I have decided to reveal my latest FluxVention. NuvoFlux reveals. Excels. Repels. Convection optimum button-glove recess reviews. ... read more

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There's a video of the novel's progress thus far.

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IUOMA member Susanna Lakner created the video so we could see what has been added. Wow. What a fantastic idea. I can't wait to receive it... and am trusting there's room left for me at the ass end of the novel. ... read more

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Sometimes Brown St. offers up a bit of goodness on Trash Day. ... read more

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Poo help me but it truly invigorates me to discuss Fluxus. ... read more

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