With election season in full swing, the word “caucus” has become ubiquitous in the news.  I first learned the word when I read Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, many, many years ago. ‘What I was going to say,’ said the Dodo in
Give Blood, Save Life. Be Mad!
The very first time I donated blood (right after my 18th birthday), one of the other donors arrived wearing a sweatshirt with “Dracula” emblazoned on the front. Â (I think it was the logo from the 1979 movie starring Frank Langella,
Word of the Day
Today’s word is: alacrity Definition from The Free Dictionary I accepted the invitation from good friends to a sushi dinner with alacrity.
Word of the Day
Today’s word is: robotics Definition from TheFreeDictionary Coined in 1941 by Isaac Asimov, born this day in 1920 (or thereabouts).
Word of the Day
Today’s word is: eclipse Definition from TheFreeDictionary “…and all that is now and all that is gone and all that’s to come and everything under the sun is in tune but the sun is eclipsed by the moon.” –Roger Waters
Word of the Day
A little something to get me in the habit of posting more often.  Enjoy! Today’s word for the day is Cuauhtemiña From Wikipedia: [Cuauhtémoc] Blanco remains remembered for the Cuauhtemiña (also spelled Cuauhteminha), or Blanco Trick, which he performed notably at the 1998 World Cup. In the
Topics on the Teahouse for April 15, 2011
A sampling of topics posted this week on the Starlight Teahouse forums (all links should open in a new window or tab): Links to pictures of Playland at the Beach, a San Francisco landmark in the time of the Chamber
3s of Me for 2/2011
Do if you want, no big deal. (All references to tagging apply to the echo of this post in Facebook Notes.) If you’ve been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with the 3’s of YOU. At the end,
Dusting Out the Virtual Rooms — an Invitation to the Teahouse
Getting back on track with a weekly (at least) posting, after skipping half of January and all of February. Right after my declaration of intent to focus on the most important things and get more organized, life threw us a
Memage Catchup, three of three
My Life According To the Austin Lounge Lizards Using only song names from ONE ARTIST, cleverly answer these questions. Pass it on to 15 people you like and include me (presuming I’m someone you like). You can’t use the artist