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Pakasuchus kapilimai: Tanzania's Extinct Warm-Blooded Cat Crocodile

The last paragraph to the first subheading, Cat crocodiles exhibit mammal-like mouthparts for piecemeal chews, advises us of "diets of insects, primitive mammals, small lizards." Sometimes my feline sentients appear to play non-fatal games with ...

DerdriuMarriner, 3 hours ago

Introducing Northern England

I was thinking about immigrants and how they made our cities grow. Take the example of my area. It has many Irish people, but the Irish here are often from the North West,often County Mayo. This happened because some North Western Irish settled ...

frankbeswick, 4 hours ago

Are Border Collies Really the Smartest Dog Breed?

Thank you for your comment below, in answer to my previous observation and question. Did the Piebald/Welsh mountain pony get muddy playing or racing or working?

DerdriuMarriner, 4 hours ago

Sarn Helen. Through Wales on foot

All technological items are limited by their design, which is linked to their designed purpose.

frankbeswick, 4 hours ago

Clement of Alexandria, a neglected Christian thinker

Sadly none. Many interesting literary works were lost or destroyed in the coĺlapse of the Roman Empire in the West.

frankbeswick, 4 hours ago

Introducing Northern England

Thank you for your comment below, on Mar 22, 2023, in answer to my previous, same-day observation and question. Your answer advises us that "when one person came to Manchester, for example, others joined them, and subsequent generations went ...

DerdriuMarriner, 4 hours ago

Growing Bay Laurel~ How to care for your Bay tree

The second subheading, Growing bay laurel in containers, advises us that "your bay will still need adequate light so find a well lit position for your plant." Do you find that direct or reflected or switching between direct and reflected light ...

DerdriuMarriner, 5 hours ago

Principles of Moroccan Interior Design; How To Transform Your Living Space into an Exotic Retreat

Moroccan-style tiles and wood catch my attention. Might there be Moroccan-style techniques for keeping such materials authentic and clean and impactful-looking?

DerdriuMarriner, 5 hours ago

Macaroni and Cheese Cupcakes Topped With Mashed Potato Frosting

Halloween Thursday is just 27 days away. Halloween desserts, snacks and treats are particular crowd-pleasers chez moi ("at my place") for their Halloween colors. The macaroni-and-cheese cupcakes color black or orange or part orange, part black ...

DerdriuMarriner, 6 hours ago

Supernatural Episode Review: “Route 666”

Your score and your summary that supports your "A" invite investigating this episode if not the entire series. The episode title is quite appropriate, don't you think? Is not the Bible-identified inimicalest individual number 666?

DerdriuMarriner, 6 hours ago

Sarn Helen. Through Wales on foot

Thank you for your comment below, in answer to my previous observation and question. Your answer defers to cell-phone messages and pictures. Does that mean that cell phones and laptop computers work in limited ways or like they do in everyday, ...

DerdriuMarriner, 7 hours ago

Are Hawaiian Huakai Po Nightmarchers Avenging Halloween Thursday?

Thank you for your comment below, in answer to my previous observation and question. The play Macbeth has as its setting Scotland even as A midsummer night's dream has fairy marchers and marches. So William Shakespeare (Apr 23[?], 1564-Apr 23, ...

DerdriuMarriner, 7 hours ago

Clement of Alexandria, a neglected Christian thinker

The third sentence to your introduction advises us that "Origen, writing after Clement's death, says that he wrote stories about worlds before Adam, none of which have survived." Is there any information, any tradition as to the actions and the ...

DerdriuMarriner, 7 hours ago

Are Hawaiian Huakai Po Nightmarchers Avenging Halloween Thursday?

European fairy marches were a tradition that seems to be Scottish. What we make of claims to this sort of event I know not, but the fairies were supposed to come out of their mounds and parade around. I do not know of equivalent traditions in ...

frankbeswick, 13 hours ago

Sarn Helen. Through Wales on foot

The authornofna walking book of this kind can use a variety of recording methods. Cell phones can take pictures, and messages may be sent, but extended text is the product of reflection, which takes Some tIme after the walk has finished. ...

frankbeswick, 14 hours ago