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Monday, August 17, 2015

Here is another must-see…

This is about a penguin living in Japan. Apparently he (I think it’s a male) got tangled up in a fishing net, was rescued by a Japanese boat, taken to Japan and became a member of his rescuer’s family. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcpcMxmLtCQ I should add an observation of my own, from the days I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, August 16, 2015

About Science…XXIV

Good morning and welcome to Sunday School, everyone! Actually, it’s not everyone - some folks are missing! One has sent me a note from her doctor – and let’s all wish her the best – but I have no other notes from doctors or parents – I certainly hope they did not engage in any unbecoming and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, August 14, 2015

Forgotten English…15

Here’s a word you would never use, of course… mi-nabs A term used when speaking of a third person who is not present…It would appear to be the equivalent of “my lord” or “his lordship,” used sarcastically. The word is evidently derived from the Scottish word knab or nab, which was used derisively... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, August 13, 2015

Bennie’s French Cousin Having Dinner…

If you don’t watch anything else today… Ya gotta watch this! http://www.youtube.com/embed/ub1Dc3NHZ3s?autoplay=1&cc_load_policy=1 Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, August 12, 2015

A reminder to star gazers...

Tonight, after dark, you'll have the chance to observe the Perseids, if your sky is clear. It'll be a magnificent show, and I intend to watch it... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Forgotten English…14

No snickering, please... ballop The old name for the flap in the forepart of the breeches which is buttoned up; in English, formerly called the cod-piece. John Jamieson’s Etymological Scottish Dictionary, 1808 British Soldiers adopt Trousers. On June 18, 1823, the eighth anniversary of Napoleon’s... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, August 9, 2015

About Science…XXIII

Welcome back, and since it’s Sunday School once again, it’s appropriate to add a few more concluding remarks about the BB, the Big Event, the Beginning of it All, the ‘Creation’ if you wish… We’ll need to clear up one issue particularly, one that people have a hard time getting their heads around –... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, August 7, 2015

Forgotten English…13

I hope none of you is afflicted by anything like this right now, but sure as rain, you will be… cluttery Cluttery weather is when it is raining with clouds all around. Maj. B. Lowley’s A Glossary of Berkshire Words and Phrases, 1888 Of the weather, inclined to be stormy. Of rain, heavy, pelting.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Forgotten English…12

Does this sound deranged to you? fifishness "The state of being in some degree deranged. The term, it is said, had its origin from the circumstance of a considerable number of the principal families in the county of Fife having at least a bee in their bonnet[s].{" John Jamieson’s Etymological... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, August 4, 2015

About Science…XXII

Today we shall begin, not with a question – there weren’t any, LOL – but with an observation. Pat said at the end of the last class that “I seem to remember a time not so long ago when the astrophysists thought the universe was contracting, a slow reversal of the big bang. Now it seems the big bang... Sign in to see full entry.

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