Mark Forsyth tasted internet fame this week when a passage from a book he wrote went viral. He explains more language secrets that native speakers know without knowing.
Source: BBC – Culture – The language rules we know – but don’t know we know
Category: Personal
Free Historical Costume Patterns
A list of free historical medieval, Elizabethan and Victorian costume patterns.
Source: Free Historical Costume Patterns
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Caretaker of a Goddess
Snicket Blake, to whom I am somehow related, has directed a new film. Her last one, was pretty good, too.
Happy Halloween – 2016
Kauno Rotuse Live Feed!
I live in a beautiful place. This picture to the left is a ground level shot of our former City Hall (where I, and many others, got married). This square is the home of our official Christmas Tree, which often wins design awards (especially the green plastic Christmas Tree miracle from five years ago).
But now, someone has gone ahead and put a live cam overlooking the square. So if you ever want to know what things are like here in Kauanas… Go ahead and click. It’s worth it.
School teacher blues
I gotta say…
grading more than a 150 500-word essays a week,
no matter the quality,
is a bit soul sucking…
Superhero Comic Books: The 100 Best Runs You Must Read | Hollywood Reporter
If you’re just getting started with comics (or even a long time fan), this is a great place to learn more. From here you’ll discover not only these characters but others as well. (and yes, my favorite character, Johnny Blaze/Ghost Rider, is not represented but that’s okay. I’m excited to discover new reads).
Source: Superhero Comic Books: The 100 Best Runs You Must Read | Hollywood Reporter
Staten Island Ferry Disaster Memorial Museum – http://sioctopusdisaster.com
The Staten Island Ferry Disaster Memorial Museum hopes to preserving the memory of those lost in this tragedy and educate the public about the truth behind the only known giant octopus ferry attack in the tri-state area.
Source: Staten Island Ferry Disaster Memorial Museum – http://sioctopusdisaster.com
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Always remember….
What Makes a Hero and the True Measure of the Human Spirit: Walter Lippmann’s Stunning Tribute to Amelia Earhart – Brain Pickings
“The world is a better place to live in because it contains human beings who will give up ease and security and stake their own lives in order to do what they themselves think worth doing.…
Guide | Roadtrippers
The absolute can’t miss stops along Route 66. Hopefully they’ll still be around when Monki is old enough we can take her on the trip. In the meantime, the folks are planning a 66 jaunt next summer, so here’s something for you guys to map out.
Source: Guide | Roadtrippers
“Just like that he’ll change his mind.”
Gene Wilder passed away yesterday. He was a comic genius who will forever be remembered for films like Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein and Willy Wonka. But even in smaller, less known films, he shined.
Magic – Live and otherwise
So… A few months back, say around May or June, I got an offer to cover Magic Live for Magic Magazine. The problem of course was that the baby, who had yet to be born, was due July 1st and going off to Vegas for a magic convention with a 6 week old at home didn’t particularly strike me as the best idea in the world. But I really wanted to go. But 6 week old baby. Continue reading “Magic – Live and otherwise”
Must remember this…
An Ancient Device Too Advanced to Be Real Gives Up Its Secrets at Last | Big Think
I’ve long been fascinated by the Antikythera mechanism and what it could have been used for, how it was built, etc. Now, an interesting article, An Ancient Device Too Advanced to Be Real Gives Up Its Secrets at Last, gives some possible insight.
To be fair, though, I’m also fascinated by the Nazca Lines in Peru, I once did a diorama project on my explanations for the Bermuda Triangle, and have gone looking for The Loch Ness Monster (not in any organized official way, but I did take a tour boat out onto the water). Pretty much any unexplained phenomenon is okay in my book (and I’m really excited out new cable package included The History Channel in English!)
Getting the Hang of Thursdays 