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Politics and Wonderland

Politics and Wonderland

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

jamie February 23, 2016 just for fun, personal, political, word of the day No Comments Read more

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.  (I think it was the logo from the 1979 movie starring Frank Langella,

jamie July 15, 2015 giving back, just for fun, personal No Comments Read more

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.

jamie July 8, 2015July 8, 2015 word of the day No Comments Read more

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).

jamie January 2, 2014 just for fun, word of the day, writing No Comments Read more

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

jamie July 16, 2013 just for fun, word of the day No Comments Read more

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

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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

jamie April 15, 2011 announcements, teahouse No Comments Read more

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,

jamie March 1, 2011 just for fun, personal No Comments Read more

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

jamie March 8, 2010 announcements No Comments Read more

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

jamie August 3, 2009 just for fun No Comments Read more
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From the Blog

  • It Is Time For a Change. A Rededication.
    I have lived the last six years of my professional life trying to serve two masters, pursue two paths, to eat my cake and still have it. I’ve been advised many times this is a fool’s errand, that it will never work, that it is a waste of time and energy. And yet, I have
  • Monday Meme #51 — Intellectuals in America
      This is the final Monday Meme in the series.  I’m shifting my focus to a more fully realized webcomic series, which I call Musings In Grayscale.  The first comic in the series will be published October 15 and future installments will appear twice a month, on the 1st and 15th. Thanks for sharing this
  • Opening line of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
    Monday Meme #50 — Harry Potter
    My penultimate Monday Meme honors the way the whole Harry Potter phenomenon got started: the opening line of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, published just 20 years ago.

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