Special Interests
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The Official Sandra Boynton Website
I just love the drawings of Sandra Boynton; I've loved her since 1975! I never throw away any calendars or greeting cards she's designed (and I buy Boynton greeting cards just for me, to keep!). We have two Boynton stuffytoy hippies, George and Martha, on the headboard of our bed. (George and Martha are named… Continue reading
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Spy vs. Spy 3D
I find that a great part of the information I have was acquired by looking up something and finding something else on the way. — Franklin P. Adams I've always found new words this way, browsing the dictionary, looking up something else. Now, with the WWW I find all sorts of wonderful gems on the… Continue reading
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bloviate
A new word… and a marvelous quote. bloviate (BLOH-vee-ayt) v. intr. Slang Bloviate is from blow + a mock-Latinate suffix -viate. Compare blowhard, "a boaster or braggart." Bloviation is the noun form; a bloviator is one who bloviates. Trivia: Bloviate is most closely associated with U.S. President Warren G. Harding, who used it frequently and… Continue reading
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Happy Fourth!
Click the image above to go to an animated fireworks display. Continue reading
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Animusic
Animusic is for anyone who appreciates rich, beautifully rendered, 3-D computer graphics. Animusic is for anyone who has ever played in a band or orchestra. Animusic is for anyone who appreciates music and who enjoys watching music being played. If you generally listen to music with your eyes closed, open them for Animusic or you'll… Continue reading
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Quartet for a Friday morning
I've started playing with poetry again. One of my journaling list groups publishes prompt words every week or two. There's always a "poem" word. Three of the past poem words have been: Blanket, Sleeping, Clean. For the first two pieces, I played with senryu (senryu has the same structure as haiku but doesn't require a… Continue reading
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Poetry on Paper
May I recommend today's weblog essay by Danny Gregory, Everyday Matters. Continue reading
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Spam in my mailbox?
Spam in my mailbox? I cannot utter enough expletives to describe the depth of my revulsion for spam. Spam on my blog? Sailors, cover your ears. [ cf. Fighting Blog Spam, March 8, 2004 ] If I never again see an "enlargement comment" I will be a very happy camper. I am so sick and… Continue reading
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Packaging Solutions
In wandering the web today looking for something else, I came across the rather interesting page from Berlin Packaging. Berlin Packaging is "the nation's premier supplier of rigid packaging – including glass, metal, and plastic containers, and closures". The page I discovered is their packaging solutions page, on which they give several examples, with full… Continue reading
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Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!
March 2, 2004 marks the 100th birthday of Theodor Seuss Geisel, known to millions of children as Dr. Seuss.. Continue reading
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