I don't know that I would call all of these camping tips genius, but some are pretty clever. And still don't make me want to go camping 🙂 : http://www.buzzfeed.com/peggy/camping-hacks-that-are-borderline-genius Snails. Beautiful snails. Yes, snails. Look at these photos. See if you don't agree: http://www.lifebuzz.com/snails/#!EKPsd There are annoying ads that pop up during this slide … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: Camping Tips, Snails are Pretty, and Boston Trivia
Friday Review: A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin My rating: 4 of 5 stars Yes, I have come late to this series, for no other reason than I have a lot of books on my TBR list, and just haven't gotten to it before now. This is high fantasy at its best, and compares to … Continue reading Friday Review: A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
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Wednesday Wanderings: Airline with a Sense of Humor, Powerful Photos of People, 10 Choices You Will Regret, and How Things are Made
This is Kalula airlines in South Africa. It's a bit long to scroll through, but amusing: http://www.funnyjunk.com/funny_pictures/3709527/Kulula%20Airways%20long%20but%20worth%20it This is another long one (60 photos), but some of them are truly moving: http://news.distractify.com/people/complex-humans/?v=1 Your philosophical link of the week, and some things to ponder: http://www.trulybuddha.com/10-choices-you-will-regret-in-10-years/ Last, a set of gifs showing how things are made. Some … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: Airline with a Sense of Humor, Powerful Photos of People, 10 Choices You Will Regret, and How Things are Made
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Monday Musings: Change is Fun?
We recently decided to migrate most of our shared virtual world to Google apps. We are doing this mainly because it was getting more and more difficult to coordinate everything across multiple computers, phones, tablets, and all the other electronic goodies that have become so much a part of everyone's life. Just trying to keep … Continue reading Monday Musings: Change is Fun?
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Wednesday Wanderings: Photos of Abandoned Malls, Fossil Creatures that Look Like Aliens, and 31 DIY Things for Your Backyard
I really like these slide shows of weird photographs. The things people find and the way they turn them into art is fascinating to me. This one is of abandoned malls: http://itsallaboutdabacon.net/completely-surreal-photos-of-america-s-abandoned-malls We all know some of those prehistoric creatures were pretty creepy looking. Here are ten that could star in any B-grade sci-fi movie: … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: Photos of Abandoned Malls, Fossil Creatures that Look Like Aliens, and 31 DIY Things for Your Backyard
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Wednesday Wanderings: Most Popular Book in Each State, Dragon R&D, and Useless Facts
Just a few today, since I was not collecting links during my March month off. Here's an look at the most popular book in each of the 50 United States. Some are kind of interesting: http://parade.condenast.com/266106/viannguyen/the-most-popular-book-in-each-of-the-50-states/ A little girl asked an Australian research lab if they could make her a dragon, and they decided to … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: Most Popular Book in Each State, Dragon R&D, and Useless Facts
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Monday Musings: Vacation’s over, and It’s Back to the (Virtual) Real World
Yes, I know it's not April just yet, but since this is a Monday post, I'm putting it up here today. When we left off at the beginning of the month, I had decided to take the rest of March off from most of the internet. No blogs, no social media, nothing of that nature. … Continue reading Monday Musings: Vacation’s over, and It’s Back to the (Virtual) Real World
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Wednesday Wanderings: This Time, I’m the One Wandering (Away)
Good morning! As some have noticed, there has been a lack of blog posting lately. I have excuses. Oh, yes, I do have excuses. “We were away.” For one weekend. Nope, not good enough. “The puppy, you see, takes up a lot of time.” He does, yes. But there are also times when he is … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: This Time, I’m the One Wandering (Away)
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Friday Review: Perfect Puppy in 7 Days by Dr. Sophia Yin
Perfect Puppy in 7 Days: How to Start Your Puppy Off Right by Sophia Yin My rating: 4 of 5 stars There are a lot of books out there to tell you how to raise and train a puppy. Some are good, some are not. Perfect Puppy in 7 Days is one of the better … Continue reading Friday Review: Perfect Puppy in 7 Days by Dr. Sophia Yin
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Wednesday Wanderings: Hubble Images, Olympic Trivia, Star Wars Characters in High School, and Scifi/Fantasy Headgear
A gallery of images from the Hubble space telescope. Some really gorgeous stuff here: http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/ Since we are in the midst of the Winter Olympics, here is some Olympic trivia: http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0771580.html This week's bit of silliness is one artist's idea of what some of the Star Wars characters would have looked like if they were … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: Hubble Images, Olympic Trivia, Star Wars Characters in High School, and Scifi/Fantasy Headgear
And So On... 