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The Million Dollar Tip
He didn’t have change to tip the courier who brought a message to his Tokyo hotel room. So Albert Einstein wrote him a brief note on hotel stationery, telling him it might be of some value later. The 1922 message … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Education, Entertainment, History, News, Technology, Writing
Tagged Einstein, Nobel Prize, Theory of Relativity
61 Comments
Trick or Treat
If you contribute to the estimated $3. billion in Halloween candy sales in the US, you might be interested to know what is most popular in your state. The surprising winner was candy corn, selected by at least 6 states. … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Beauty, Entertainment, Food, Movies, News, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Candy, Halloween, NYC Dog Parade, Trick or Treat, Willy Wonka
56 Comments
Me Too ?
There is a form of collective PTSD that has emerged from the Twitter campaign started by actress Alyssa Milano, #Me Too. Millions of women and many men have responded. It is not just about Hollywood’s casting couch culture. My Facebook … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Education, Entertainment, News, Technology, Writing
Tagged #MeToo, Alyssa Milano, Tarana Burke
57 Comments
The Lady in the Van
“And what I’ve learned, and maybe she taught me, is that you don’t put yourself into what you write. You find yourself there.” Alan Bennett . This brilliant insight comes from the British playwright, author, actor as he recounts the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Education, Entertainment, Humor, Inspiration, Movies, News, Writing
Tagged Alan Bennett, The Lady in the Van
70 Comments
Shells
We’ve all done it. You break an egg, pieces of shell end up in your bowl. You reach in to retrieve it, with a spoon, knife, or mostly, your finger. All you really need is the rest of the shell. … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Entertainment, Family, Food, Nature, News
Tagged Baking, Egg Shell, Home Economics, Kitchen Hack
92 Comments
Storm Puppies
The winds came, the fence was down. I wandered away, hiding in a shed from something called “Irma”. So much pressure, the puppies would not wait. When they found me, I was holding up a large board, protecting my clan. … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Entertainment, Flash Fiction, Nature, News, Photography, Writing Challenge
Tagged Animal Rescue, Flash Fiction, Hurricane
64 Comments
Puerto Rico
This drone photo, featured as photo of the week by several publications, represents some of the hurricane devastation to the island of Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory whose name translates as “rich port”. Just a few suggestions of ways to … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Entertainment, Nature, News, Photography, Politics, Technology, Travel
Tagged Apocalyptic, Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico
67 Comments
Ice Cream and You
“Rage, rage against the dying of the light”, or maybe, against the dying of summer, as in the case of ice cream giant Baskin-Robbins. * Late in August, they released the results of a study “What Your Ice Cream Eating … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Education, Entertainment, Family, Food, Humor, News, Technology
Tagged Baskin Robbins, Dylan Thomas, Ice Cream
70 Comments
Ancient Trees
She took her camera to some of the darkest, most isolated places on earth, to photograph trees that have survived thousands of years. Beth Moon, famed photographer and author of the 2014 book, Ancient Trees:Portraits of Time, studied the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Beauty, Books, Education, Nature, News, Photography, Technology, Travel
Tagged Beth Moon, Hurricane Harvey and Irma
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