How To Sleep

The Scientific American Supplement published an article in 1887 that explains everything you've ever wanted to know about the analysis of urine. 

Read through this tongue-twisting technical article at: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/16948/16948-h/16948-h.htm

With host Mike Shafer. 

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Mini Manual #9 gets in the Valentine's Day mood with a look into writing a Romantic Comedy as well as a recipe for making fudge. 

Check out the 6 steps to writing a Romantic Comedy at: https://www.writersstore.com/romantic-comedy-writing-secrets/

Find the fudge recipe (and many others) at: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/9420/old-fashioned-chocolate-fudge/

With host Mike Shafer. 

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Come with me on a sleepy trip back to 1892, where Scientific American Supplement provided narrative how-to manuals for days. The first of many to come talks about Enameled Letters. 

Read through this delightful article at: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/15193/15193-h/15193-h.htm

With host Mike Shafer. 

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Mini Manual #8 flashes to the past with instructions to make that old classic paper fortune teller. You might know it better as a Cootie Catcher. 

Check out the wikiHow instructions (with helpful videos): https://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Cootie-Catcher-(Origami-Fortune-Teller)

With host Mike Shafer. 

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The funniest manual ever written, and perhaps the funniest thing ever written, gets the How to Sleep treatment. If you zonk out to this one, congrats. Please enjoy Gary Dahl's wonderfully witty manual for the Pet Rock. 

Read through this hilarious manual at https://www.scribd.com/doc/252772385/The-Care-and-Training-of-Your-Pet-Rock-Manual-by-Gary-Dahl

With host Mike Shafer. 

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Mini Manual #7 helps us all get acquainted with the weird world of birdwatching, and how to get started. 

Big thanks to Brandon Michael Lowden (www.twitter.com/BookMusicLyrics) who graciously allowed me to read the excellent article shared in this episode: https://beesreads.com/how-to-infiltrate-the-weird-world-of-birdwatching-36835ae605f8

With host Mike Shafer. 

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Been listening in and wondering how the manuals themselves are written? In this special reveal, today's episode goes behind the scenes to show how they're composed.

Read through the manual at https://www.auburn.edu/~dgr0003/Classroom%20PPT/instructions_process.ppt

With host Mike Shafer. 

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Mini Manual #6 provides instructions for a fun DIY homemade paper activity. Have animals and wondered what it's like to hear the packaging information for their treats? Wonder no more!

Link to the homemade paper instructions: http://www.pbs.org/parents/crafts-for-kids/homemade-paper/

With host Mike Shafer. 

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Basement musty and dusty? Laundry room far too humid? Check out this week's manual on the Frigidaire Dehumidifier. 

Read through the manual at https://www.manualslib.com/manual/255890/Frigidaire-2020266a0107.html#manual

With host Mike Shafer. 

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Mini Manual #5 shares a few thoughts on different ways to sleep better, including the 4-7-8 breathing exercise and a reading of a box of Sleepytime tea. 

With host Mike Shafer. 

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