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A Rational Girl in Irrational Times
A Rational Girl in Irrational Times
Jan 2nd
If you want to feel like you must have forgotten everything you’ve ever learned, take a crack at the 106th King William’s College Quiz. Some answers you might know already, others are easily found in Wikipedia or Google, but most of the questions would be challenging to even the most seasoned librarians. Some MeFites have posted a few of the answers. The full set of answers will be posted later this month. Good luck!
Jan 1st
It might be the dead of winter, but it’s never too early to start planning your spring garden. Mother Earth has an easy garden planner that you can use to chart your favorite vegetables, trees, herbs, and flowers as well as a handy chart describing the best planting times. I’m looking forward to a harvest of tomatoes, beans, peas, carrots, squash, and strawberries. Or I could just let the mint take over the garden again. Anyone need mint?
Dec 31st
While 2010 is divisible by 3, 10 and a bunch of other numbers, 2011 is a prime number. Other things to know about 2011:
Whatever you are looking forward to in 2011, I hope you all have a wonderful and happy new year.
Dec 30th
Mashable found a great video – “World of Warcraft” + Xbox Kinect = Magic. Granted, you can’t use Kinect for most of the controls you need to play WoW, but for gesture-based computing, it’s a great start. Are we finally seeing the end of the mouse (and maybe keyboard)?
Nov 17th
The screen on the Mac isn’t working. But turns out I’ve got an external monitor so I guess there’s no real reason to not share links with you all.
Oct 28th
I have some links to post from my RSS feeds in Google Reader, but I’m having some technical difficulties on the Mac front of the “screen no longer feels like working” variety. Good thing Jean Marie found yet another awesome pancake blog: The Pancake Project.
So are there a lot of pancake blogs, I wondered? A quick Google search found the Illinois Pancake Blog, searching the state for the best of the best, and one blog about a celebrity named Sw33t Pancake, but I have no idea who she is.
Oct 18th
Did somebody lose an elephant? Yes, yes they did. What do you do when you find a lost elephant? Apparently, call 911 (and film it).
Via GeekPress
Oct 17th
Boing Boing recently tested readers’ knowledge of Henson creations in Obscure Muppets: The Quiz. I was surprised to get 70%, but I’m sure some of you will do much better.
Oct 13th
Jim’s Pancakes is cute blog about a dad who makes amazing pancake creations for his kid (via JML). I can’t make amazing pancake creations, but I can cook up a few batches of these Easy Pancakes – but don’t use as much baking powder and salt as the recipe calls for. Meanwhile, I bet Allie’s mom regrets making the birthday treat that made her 4-year-old daughter The God of Cake.