Having analyzed the bones of Richard III, scientists have determined that instead of having a hunched back, the monarch instead had a rather severe case of scoliosis?with 70- to 80-degree curvature of the spine. Yeah, Mike wasn’t impressed when I announced this news to him this morning. I still think it’s interesting.
I grew up with a kind of reverence for pinwheel cookies?because my father always spoke rapturously of them and treated them as a rare delicacy (which he consumed with both relish and speed) when they were available. But they’re a rare find. So, if you want the taste of a pinwheel but can’t find any…
It’s been eleven days since the 2013 Blogathon came to a close. For thirty days straight, participants around the world posted daily to their blogs. It was my sixth year doing the blogathon, and this was the breeziest year for me yet. For the first time, daily blogging was (mostly) easy. And even though there…
We’ve been in the midst of a heat wave, and high temperatures have long been a serious problem for me and my health. I had four deadlines to meet on Monday. I got one out of the way Sunday evening. The second I met Monday morning, and I got about half-way through the third one…
Since I’m always starting new projects, here’s a new category on this blog space: What I learned today. I’d love to say that I’ll post in this category every day?because if you haven’t learned something new, isn’t that a day wasted??but I might simply not have the time. Anyway, here goes . . . Today,…
