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The Planet Saturn
Why does air have to go around Saturn in one day? Is that true of the Coriolis effect on all exo- and solar system-planets?
Is it possible that you'll be writing similarly about the other gas giants?
Beautiful Saturn was known to the Babylonians ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 11/24/2020
Christmas Preparations - Involve Your Children
Children most likely find all of your suggestions ways of feeling involved during a time that is supposed to be so interactive but will be far less so because of coronavirus restrictions. They also might relish in particular those Christmas path ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 11/24/2020
What Think You of Christ?
No specific event. Conversions to the Chaldean rite of the Catholic Church have been happening on and off since the 1550s.
frankbeswick, on 11/24/2020
Christmas and Heritage
I do not know if there was a particular drink, but I recall Rick Steves showing the distribution in his video, and I believe it was wine. The Normans include the Vikings, and their customs are different, perhaps originating in their homeland. ...
blackspanielgallery, on 11/24/2020
The Story of Wensleydale
As Wensleydale is limestone country bogs are not common there, but in the Cheviots on the Scottish border there are many bogs.
frankbeswick, on 11/24/2020
Christmas and Heritage
Do we know what particular drink the Normans had to the poor?
DerdriuMarriner, on 11/24/2020
What Think You of Christ?
Was there some known event that prompted Nestorian conversions to Roman Catholicism in the 1930s?
DerdriuMarriner, on 11/24/2020
The Story of Wensleydale
This past week I found that the cheese section has the cranberry Wensleydale. I guess I didn't see it for the Irish cheeses. The cheese specialist indicated that it's a longtime favorite with many customers. The pure white is his preference even ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 11/24/2020
What Think You of Christ?
You have gotten to the root of the early schism, and this was because understanding the duality of Jesus as fully God and fully man must have been difficult for those not privy to the deep theological studies that have come from theologians over ...
blackspanielgallery, on 11/21/2020
Safe Serving of Snacks
On the television I keep hearing use individual packs of chips, etc., but that is a partial solution if you do not have a way of preventing a person from handling the bags. Also, small bags are often 2 servings.
blackspanielgallery, on 11/20/2020
Safe Serving of Snacks
Yes, it looks like even the tongs would have to be multiple because if you handle something used by another person . . . well, it's a problem. It will be hard though for some things to change, but you have highlighted some important issues.
Mira, on 11/20/2020
Safe Serving of Snacks
We learn and apply things elsewhere where they fit.
blackspanielgallery, on 11/19/2020
Safe Serving of Snacks
Great ideas BSG and as you say ,
"Perhaps some of the changes are best to maintain even after the pandemic abates."
I particularly like the idea of each Person having a spoon for dips.
Covid 19 has taught us not to become too compacent with ...
Veronica, on 11/19/2020
Mardi Gras Doubloons and Recent Changes
The doubloons do go into catch basins, just like beads do. They are smaller, and their shape allows them to not get snagged. The purse doubloons are about 2 inches by 1 inch, and no thicker than any other doubloon. This is one of many shapes ...
blackspanielgallery, on 11/18/2020
Christmas Decorative Pieces in the Kitchen
I had seen glass cutting boards in the past on Zazzle, and they had sold out, so I did not design any at the time. Since they are available I designed a few, and found the glass line extends to coasters/trivets. The sell them for both uses. ...
blackspanielgallery, on 11/18/2020