Shrimpette
These eggs. They’ve been on her for months now, far beyond the normal gestation time. They’re not a nice color. What to do?Continue Reading
Morphological Analysis
Can you learn a language from its songs of love?I don’t think so.Love is not compared with the things and actions closest to hand, The things we have always with us.It is also not a vacation or a meal at a restaurant. But I want you to love me asContinue Reading
Museum Art Resources
The MET: “You’ll want to filter by “Open Access” and make sure the image you’re downloading says “Public Domain” under it on the detail page.” Some items available under creative commons license. The Art Institute of Chicago: You’ll want to click on filter by “Public Domain” and make sure theContinue Reading
Household Photos
By request of a Metafilter user who was wondering what to do with a small bathroom.Continue Reading
Allergen of the Year 2018: Propylene Glycol
Here’s an article about the award, given by the American Contact Dermatitis Society. Other names propylene glycol is known by include: 1,2-propanediol 1,2-dihydroxypropane Methyl ethyl glycol Trimethyl glycol ‘humectant’ (sometimes) It is a very common ingredient in personal care products (deodorant, toothpaste, hair conditioner, shampoo, lotion, soap, OTC antibiotics), dermatologicalContinue Reading
On-camera dares, game forfeits, or fundraising stunts
What can you do on a dare if you’re socially distanced?Continue Reading
Background Music – free
One never knows when some free background music might be helpful.Continue Reading
Thomas Hardy and Ira Glass
What if, for your whole life, you assumed you could have what everyone else had — but suddenly discovered that the world only made that possible for other people?Continue Reading
Ki/Ker/Kin Pronouns: Alive beings are not things.
Some languages use word gender to show whether something is animate or inanimate. Ki am human, and ki is an oak that’s seen 120 years, and ki is another living being that deserves respect no matter who or what ki loves or contributes.Continue Reading