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Photo Memory of the Week
Posted: 2023 Nov 25
Tweet of the Week
I was this-many years old when I learned the origin of the expression "a bolt from the blue."
Lightning comes in different flavors.
But can you name the different types of bolts?
This chart does a useful and interesting recap.
[📈 John Blackford]
[📸 Olivier Vandeginste/atmospheres.be] pic.twitter.com/6TfegNqBmT— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) November 25, 2023
The Week’s Best Example of Making Merry
LOL! 🤣
Long before babies can speak conventionally, they begin laughing - making laughter one of humankind’s earliest and most important forms of communication.
For your baby, laughter (which typically begins at about 3 months of age) conveys much more than just “I find this… https://t.co/zoIYstbiNG pic.twitter.com/gM0PqCET7a
— Dan Wuori (@DanWuori) November 23, 2023
Music of the Week
Posted: 2023 Nov 25
Poetry of the Week
This is not a loaf of bread
This is daily sanctuary
This is breakfast in bed
Or beans on toast for tea.This is not a loaf of bread
This is shared community
This is a soup-dipped crust
Or a picnic lunch for three.This is not a loaf of bread
This is tasty alchemy
This is a gravy soaker-upper
Or a gourmet chip butty.This is not a loaf of bread
This is a crafted recipe
Of sun and rain and earth
And oven-baked poetry.
Tag Archives: Inventors
Eighth
Polite? Maybe. Inventive? For sure. Continue reading
National Treasure #147: Harry Wasylyk
Another Canadian inventor makes his mark. Continue reading
National Treasure #145: Theodore Witte
Cake decorating tool as inspiration. Continue reading
National Treasure #113: Reginald Fessenden
Radio, sonar, and microfilm, oh my. Continue reading
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National Treasure #104: Marcellus Gilmore Edison
Toast spread and cleaning product breakthrough. Continue reading
National Treasure #95: Jolly Jumper
Saving parents from cranky babies for almost 70 years. Continue reading
National Treasure #90: Pablum
A cereal-like food that saved lives. Continue reading
National Treasure #76: Not-Quite-Instant Replay
Missed it by that much. Continue reading
National Treasure #74: Alouette et al
Things I lived through where Canadians were involved or full-on responsible. Continue reading
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