I never did finish telling y’all about London!Ok, so Lug and I are museum nerds, and really looked forward to visiting the British Museum (of history.) Of course, we wanted to see the highlighted stuff, such as the Rosetta Stone and Parthenon goodies. But, being the British Empire, we figured they’d collected a cool item […]
Entries from January 2008
More Travelogue-ing
January 31st, 2008 · No Comments
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Hemingway’s Six-Word Story
January 29th, 2008 · No Comments
On Flickr, I read about this:
Ernest Hemingway was once prodded to compose a complete story in six words. His answer, personally felt to be his best prose ever, was “For sale: baby shoes, never used.” Some people say it was to settle a bar bet. Others say it was a personal challenge directed at other […]
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People Who Are impressive
January 15th, 2008 · No Comments
Hey, everyone! I’m coming off a big week–too big. Took a big exam on Saturday, the culmination of too much studying and preparation, turning me off the whole act of “reading” or even “basic literacy” for at least a month. If I did well on the exam, I become eligible to add onto my teaching […]
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London: The Photos, and Write-up Part I
January 4th, 2008 · 1 Comment
They’re all on Flickr for you to peruse. As with anyone’s vacation photos, I suppose they have a “had to be there” quality. I made notes here and there to give viewers more insight on the historical or art items. I suppose I didn’t leave with a ridiculous number of photos–it was a trip about […]
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