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Blick Mead: Stonehenge's sacred spring
One thing I always question is the accuracy of dating antiquity. It is based on carbon-14, and an assumption about the ratio of carbon-12 and carbon-14 that has to be made. But, was that ratio always the same, for incoming cosmic rays are ...
blackspanielgallery, on 06/09/2020
The Occurrence of Measles
My mother was a keen believer in vaccination and ensured that her children got every vaccine available. But the measles vaccination had not been developed when I was young [I am nearly seventy] so I was not vaccinated with it. So I caught ...
frankbeswick, on 06/08/2020
Five Things Feminism Isn't
I regard myself as neither masculinist nor feminist, but as one who believes that human beings have two complementary biological sexes, each fully equal.Both sexes and all genders should respect each other.
frankbeswick, on 06/04/2020
How to Write a Captivating Logline
I've written short plays before and am considering writing some more now. Where do you pitch them though? There are some magazines that publish excerpts, but other than that how do you go about the whole business of selling them?
Mira, on 06/04/2020
Five Things Feminism Isn't
That pay gap is incredible, but it reflects the fact that many men don't take well to having a woman as boss. It will take us a long time to shake this :)
Mira, on 06/04/2020
Jessie Willcox Smith: Her Life Through Art and Paintings
Thanks, Mira, for your comments and inputs. Yes, I intend to write additional post focusing on her books only. I also hope the problem with Amazon will be solved, so people could buy a piece or two as well.
Tolovaj, on 05/27/2020
Jessie Willcox Smith: Her Life Through Art and Paintings
P.S. As a suggestion, maybe it would be a good idea to also include some links to books in your articles.
Mira, on 05/26/2020
Jessie Willcox Smith: Her Life Through Art and Paintings
Hi Tolovaj, what a great post! Your interest in all things fairy tale is invigorating. I find Willcox Smith's works rather intriguing. In some of her images she works with broader strokes and swaths of color than I would have expected. Part of ...
Mira, on 05/26/2020
Edible Flowers
Hibiscus and Okra belong to the plant family Malvaceae, the Mallows, but they belong to different genera within this family. Okra belongs to the genus Abelmoschus, whereas Hibiscus belongs to the genus Hibiscus. So Okra is not a variety of ...
frankbeswick, on 05/22/2020
Edible Flowers
Ewell or Euell Gibbons, a backwoodsman and healthy food enthusiast, who died in 1975.
frankbeswick, on 05/22/2020
A Nice Cup of Tea
By aromatic Darjeeling do you mean First Flush Darjeeling? I like Darjeeling for its light body.
frankbeswick, on 05/22/2020
A Nice Cup of Tea
Though expensive nothing like the aromatic Darjeeling tea. Thanks for the informatiom.
pateluday, on 05/21/2020
Death of Nola: Only Three Known Living Northern White Rhinoceroses
Informative. We have one horned rhino in India.
pateluday, on 05/21/2020
Surviving the Pandemic
Lockdown and SOPS during pandemic are nearly the same everywhere.
pateluday, on 05/21/2020
Edible Flowers
As for Ule Gibbons, I am uncertain of the spelling, since I only heard the name aloud. It could have been Yule, and again after these many years it might be remembered incorrectly.
I called the drink I had hibiscus tea, but I recall it being ...
blackspanielgallery, on 05/21/2020