Archives: Weekly Thoughts
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Wild Cards – 8/18/14
1. For another angle on the “Sand Crane Flyaway” picture, see Bosque2 It’s not as good a picture, I don’t think, but it gives a better idea of the start of such a flyaway. 2. For a (non-educational) Thought of the Week, and link to the associated blog, click the link. 3. Ready for another…
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Photo of the Week – August 11, 2014
Portofino, Italy Absolutely beautiful small port nestled in a cove off the Mediterranean. Taken in May, ’03. For two other views, see this link: Portofino 2 (From the Across the Pond collection.)
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It Could Be Verse – August 11, 2014
Little Miss Muffett sat on a tuffet Eating her curds and whey Along came a spider and sat down beside her She tamed him and named him Jose. Actually though, you might want to know . . (It was all news to me) Curds & whey? Google it, say: It’s almost – not quite…
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Wild Cards – 8/11/14
1. For two other views of Portifino, click on the link. 2. Visit today’s Quotable Quote to see what JFK had to say about teachers and teaching. 3. Click the link for today’s Fantastic Fact. 4. For the Answer to last week’s Brain Teaser, visit Various Answers. 5. For a look at the Weekly Photo Specials, click the link.…
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Photo of the Week – August 4, 2014
Starry Night at Monument Valley Taken in May ’13 at Monument Valley (UT/NM). An INCREDIBLE place!! For roughly the same shot right at sunrise, click this link: Monument Valley Sunrise (From the Maine to Alaska collection).
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Thought for the Week – August 4, 2014
My son Adam once made a comment to me that really got me thinking: He said something like “you know it’s funny that ‘education’ is the one thing that everyone seems to support . . . and yet no one can agree on how to define it.” Interesting insight!! To see my thoughts on this topic, visit this…
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Wild Cards – 8/4/14
1. For another picture of Monument Valley – this time at sunrise, visit Monument Valley at Sunrise. 2. For an engaging Brain Teaser (for FUN! Warm up your brain cells!), click on the link. 🙂 3. For ‘answers’ to last week’s questions about special dates, visit Various Answers. 4. For tips on maximizing your experience…
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Photo of the Week – July 28, 2014
A change of pace this week . . one of my favorite non-scenery shots! Taken in Budapest in 2007. We emerged from the subway in time to spot these siblings (?) going up the stairs ahead of us. Right place at the right time! 🙂
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Math is Not a 4-Letter Word! – 7/28/14
Today’s date (7/28/14) is (numerically) special – for several reasons: 1. Each year, July 28 (7/28) is the last day of the year year where the Day # (28, in this case) is four times the Month # (7, in this case). (There are only 7 of those each year! *) 2. Today (7/28/14) is…
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Photo of the Week – July 21, 2014
Maine Lighthouse Near Acadia National Park, taken Summer 2000. From the Maine to Alaska Collection