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An almanacish daily compendium of items of interest in Science, History, Mathematics, Music, Theater, Cinema and Sports with comment and elucidation, both factual and fictual that have occurred over the last 2000 years or so.

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You’ll note that we do not offer: Gnus Almanac t-shirts, coffee mugs, ball caps, bottle openers, musical gnu horns  that play Mozart’s Für Elise,  stuffed gnu toys, post cards, or refrigerator magnets……yet.    

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praise for the man with three arms…..

Homer informs us: – Be still my heart; thou hast known worse than this Man With Three Arms.

Jane Austen believes– Ah! There is nothing like staying at home, for real comfort……especially with this book to enjoy

Miguel de Cervantes wonders – Can we ever have too much of a good thing?

Emily Dickenson reminds us – Forever is composed of nows. ………….So you should read this book now.

Scott Fitzgerald notes that – There are no second acts in American lives…………….. But there is a second essay in this book.

James Joyce comforts us – I fear those big words which make us so unhappy. ……………….And you won’t find any in this book.

Leo Tolstoy says– One of the first conditions of happiness is that the link between Man and Nature shall not be broken…………… Unless you live in the Poconos and read this book.

William Blake confides – You never know what is enough unless you know what is more than enough………. And that’s how I felt after his essay about the toilet.

William Shakespeare muses – There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy…………..and some are in this book.

A collection of essays and articles mostly about life in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania but also some thoughts on holidays, travel and other items that readers may find  to be of interest, originally published in the Village View, the local Canadensis newspaper.