Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, creativity, inspiration, Thoughts, Writers, writing on July 8, 2024| Leave a Comment »
“Surely, in the light of history, it is more intelligent to hope rather than to fear, to try rather than not to try. For one thing we know beyond all doubt: Nothing has ever been achieved by the person who says, ‘It can’t be done.’”
— Eleanor Roosevelt
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Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, inspiration, Thoughts on July 7, 2024| Leave a Comment »
Here’s wishing you a wonderful day, one where you can see past the sharp edges of the world to the beauty and mystery that surrounds us all.
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Posted in Food and..., tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, meh, Thoughts on July 6, 2024| Leave a Comment »
Some days all you can do is make a quadruple batch of cookies. So that’s what I’m doing.
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Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, advice, art, artists, creativity, inspiration, Writers on July 5, 2024| Leave a Comment »
Kurt Vonnegut’s letter to the graduating class of New York’s Xavier High School is good advice for all artists, or anyone hoping to “experience becoming.”
Here it is read by another artistic treasure, Gandalf Ian McKellen:
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Posted in Holidays, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, Thoughts on July 4, 2024| Leave a Comment »
“It’s Fourth of July weekend, or as I call it, exploding Christmas.”
— Stephen Colbert
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Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, goals, kindness, Thoughts, Writers on July 3, 2024| Leave a Comment »
“Hello, sun in my face. Hello, you who make the morning and spread it over the fields. … Watch, now, how I start the day in happiness, in kindness.”
— Mary Oliver
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Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, books on July 2, 2024| Leave a Comment »
“The shortest distance between two people is a story.”
— Patti Digh
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Posted in Holidays, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, Canada Day on July 1, 2024| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, history, research, Thoughts, Writers, writing on June 30, 2024| Leave a Comment »
When you hear “Medieval Times” you may think of a slightly cheesy yet fun afternoon outing with knights and mead halls, but it was more than that. Populated by living, breathing (and dying) people just like us, this era laid the groundwork for civilizations to come. The fact that many of us know so little about it is our failing, not theirs. (Well, that and the fact that literacy was much less common than it is today!)
Not to worry! Professor of English and Medieval Literature Dr. Dorsey Armstrong is here to answer our questions.
Enjoy!
Why is it called the “Middle” Ages? What activities did people do for fun? Why were animals tried in court for crimes? Answers to these questions and many more await—it’s Medieval Support.
(Although it seems to have given George R.R. Martin far too many gory ideas.)
Why do I share this? You did see my previous post on time travel, right?
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Posted in Entertainment, Science!, Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, Doctor Who, physics, research, Thoughts, time travel, Writers, writing on June 29, 2024| 1 Comment »
For those of you who enjoy time travel, thought exercises, physics, Doctor Who, or just hate bad time travel concepts (me!), here’s a fun and informative article.
The invisible dangers of travelling through time
The mishaps caused by time travellers exploring the past are a staple of science fiction. But what does physics think?
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