I know it’s my second post in a row with a video, but I just couldn’t resist this one for Pi Day! Here’s a musical tribute to the mathematical formula, sung to the tune of Don McLean’s “American Pie.” Not only is today Pi Day, it’s also Einstein’s birthday, the eve of the “Ides of March” […]
Someone posted this video to my wall the other day. It’s the story behind the expression “KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON.” In brief the British government in 1939 commissioned posters to be created, printed and distributed throughout the UK in an effort to calm fears about the impending war. Three posters were selected including the
I couldn’t resist the name of this shop. It is actually a children’s wear boutique, but it says so much more. What would a caterpillar tell you? Would he say…. 1. Believe that one day you will fly. Believe that you will soar above your limitations, above your frailties, above everything that keeps you low,
My daughter is in Toronto for the week before she heads back to Thunder Bay to do her second in a series of 3 practicums for her teaching certificate. True to form, she has managed to pack out her vacation week. First, she got a job as a camp councillor for a Spring Break children’s
I couldn’t resist this shot. It’s the physical equivalent of all those times when you are just walking down the street and an idea hits you!! Well, I was just walking down the street when I almost bumped into this lamp in front of an antique shop. It was random and it was funny. It
I am amazed at the power and the interconnectedness (is that a word?) of networks! I now post in 5 blogging groups. I sat down today, to work out how this happened. It probably began back in 2009 or 2010 when I was thinking – I really should get my blog up again. I started
Spring always amazes me. When something as spare and barren as this – can become this in a matter of days, it makes me believe in divine intervention! A week ago I brought Forsythia branches in for “forcing.” They are for me the definition of Spring. All the bland, grey sparseness of Winter disappears in
I probably really mean “yesterday” but you get the idea! I suppose that there is really no reason why anyone should run out of ideas to blog – today or any day because, you can google these very current topics anytime: 1. Photo of the day. It’s from the National Geographic. It made me wonder
My mother often used expressions, I thought I understood, but probably didn’t. I’m not sure my mother always understood them either, but it did make for a colourful use of language and I’m all for adding colour (and salt) to anything. One expression in particular always puzzled me – “hell bent for leather.” I decided
