Blogs about: Miscellany

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20 scary obsolete surgical tools

Barliman wrote 2 hours ago: While there’s plenty here to make one’s skin crawl, I think my favorite is the skull-saw … more →

Tags: Weirdness, antiques, skull saw, surgical tools

Free Creativity Test

psgrout wrote 4 hours ago: I recently participated in a book launch for a writer friend of mine who left Kansas City for the fa … more →

poems before and after

tigerswillfly wrote 13 hours ago: Poems Before and After, by Miroslav Holub. … more →

Fireworks at the Fair

cataclog wrote 13 hours ago: Fireworks at the fair The great thing about photographing fireworks is that although you never know … more →

Tags: Photography, fireworks, Night, Fair

When I hear fireworks

Kerrick wrote 14 hours ago: I think of soldiers. They are, after all, explosions—small ones. Microcosmic versions of the explosi … more →

Tags: daily writing challenge, (Almost) Poetry, Independence Day, War, Peace

"About" page updated with spiffy biographical info, plus... Anecdotes!

problemgamer wrote 14 hours ago: I don’t know if this interests anyone but me (or sometimes, if it even interests me), but I th … more →

Tags: News

Directors and company performance

petermsalmon wrote 14 hours ago: James Surowiecki writes on financial matters for The New Yorker. recently he wrote a piece on the pe … more →

Tags: Commentary, governance, LinkedIn, Corporate Governance, James Surowiecki, directors, Company Boards, Professional Directors

We're Going To Have a Talk

dislokation wrote 18 hours ago: I missed a party on the lake tonight waiting for Robert.  I’ve been hearing fireworks going of … more →

Fed Up

tgrignon wrote 19 hours ago: I went to see Up at the Galaxy, here in Guelph, tonight. As soon as I was about to pay the cashier … more →

Tags: 3D, Movie, Ripoff, up

Cape Cod on the Fourth of July

allisoncoffin wrote 19 hours ago: My family has a historical tie to the Cape. My 13th Great-Grandfather on my father’s side is o … more →

Tags: Family, summer, Cape Cod, Travel, Cape Cod National Seashore

Annoying

dislokation wrote 20 hours ago: I went back to sleep this morning after Rovert got out of my bed.  He woke me up an hour and a half … more →

The Heat Is On ....

ljthille wrote 21 hours ago: Summertime and the heat is on. I can’t lay claim to summer being my favorite season of the yea … more →

Tags: Art, Illustrator, drawing. art, Drawing, Seasonal, Nature

Poor Me... No Holiday Celebration

dislokation wrote 22 hours ago: I was invited to another holiday party, but Robert is off in Gilford at his father’s house, so … more →

links for 2009-07-04

andrewlewin wrote 22 hours ago: we love typography A place to bookmark and savour quality type-related images and quotes, to inspu … more →

Tags: Bookmarks

Prezzies

ellie wrote 1 day ago: It’s been a week for presents. One friend grabbed me some amazing yarn from a booth at Maker F … more →

Tags: Games, gifts, yarn

Annual Hols Pt1

BondBloke wrote 1 day ago: I know BB has only been back a few days, and now he’s off again! BB and BW are off to the Hebr … more →

Mail on Sunday ad

RogueStampede wrote 1 day ago: Like war on the empty plains, these are the days of our lives.. Brillo ad. … more →

Feeling Guilty: The Real Reason I Missed the Fireworks

dislokation wrote 1 day ago: Robert and I stayed up until 3:00 talking then he had to get up at 6:00 for his grandmother’s … more →

The Way We Live Now

petermsalmon wrote 1 day ago: Apparently this satirical novel by Trollope is rated as #1 on a list of 50 Books for Our Times by Ne … more →

Tags: Commentary, governance, 50 Books for Our Times, Anthony Trollope, Corporate Governance, LinkedI, madoff, Nicholas Carr, Satire