A coherent thought would be lovely right about now
I harbour, deep in my little furry heart, this faint hope that by the time a student begins to read Shakespeare, they are capable of writing a fairly coherent sentence. This extends to being able to ask a question that is understandable. Clearly this ability eludes the person who wrote this: Why was the last [...]
Twisting in the wind
Every once in a while I see an answer to a question that has me scratching my head in amazement. The question was an excellent one: How did people keep track of the year in Ancient times? Here’s the answer someone gave: Actually, they often didn’t. BC stands for Before Christ (AD stands for Anno [...]
The loveliest airmail stamps of all go to – Greece!
As readers of my little blog know, I collect all sorts of early aviation stuff. This spills over into stamp collecting. Yes, I confess, I am a geek in every way possible – I tinker with computers, I collect stamps, yada yada yada. But oh how I love airmail stamps. I have a modest collection [...]
Stupidity central
“Many women who do not dress modestly … lead young men astray, corrupt their chastity and spread adultery in society, which increases earthquakes,” Ayatollah Kazem Sedighi was quoted as saying by Iranian media…. “What can we do to avoid being buried under the rubble?” Sedighi asked during a prayer sermon last week. “There is no [...]
Silly, silly, silly
Sniff, sniff .. smell that? That is the fine scent of silliness lurking in the air. Yes, I’ve been lurking over at Wikianswers again and found this fine crop of nonsense to share with you. The questions are genuine questions found there, the answers are ones I would dearly love to leave. I feel so [...]
Well this is embarassing!
I’ve been poking around the family tree a lot lately. I’m hot on the trail of my great, great grandfather who emigrated from England to Canada around 1844. Anyway I decided to type in the name to see if there was a “family” crest. You know, the whole heraldry thingy although I realise the crest [...]
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Catpaw’s Declaration of War
Not all comments will be approved. Abusive and rude comments will end up in the trash with all the spam so moderate your language.
If you post the identical comment over and over, I will assume you are a useless waste of spam space and send you & your comment to spam purgatory. Enjoy the trip.
Whining and complaining I delete your spam and/or rude comments will just encourage me to do so again so go ahead and make my day.
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