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Bujold quote meme
from mmegaera
When you see a Bujold quote, post another Bujold quote in your LJ, and see how long we can keep it going.
Such riches to choose from...
I better get this in while I can . . .
"Shopping."
(back to lurking. Still trying to sell a house.) -
'nother grammar quiz
I normally do well on these. Got all of the last one that went by.
OK, here's another.
http://www.mentalfloss.com/quiz/quiz.php?q=329
I got a whopping 1 out of 10.
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US-centric observation
In those areas where they are personally managed, today is actually National Lawn-mowing Day. -
Commonly Confused Words Test
Several people on my FL have done this one. The first time I tried it, I had to take a break in the middle and never did get results, but this time it worked ( Read more... ) -
Blogging may be good for you
According to a Scientific American snippet you can read here . Unfortunately, I did not notice any comment about the positive effects of lurking.
Note to self: post more. -
106 books meme
Several of my FL have done this, most recently bright_lilim and stoutfellowThe following list contains the top 106 books most often marked as "unread" at LibraryThing. As in, they sit on the shelf because you were supposed to read them for school or college, because you felt you should read them because they are classics or because everyone else loves them. Or because it ( Read more... ) -
On Committee Size
From Science News_ comes an article that tries to relate a country's development efficiency to the size of its cabinet, and gives an explanation using network theory and a particular model for arriving at a decision. I suspect there are several devils in the details of how well their model corresponds to actual working committees, and a cabinet ( Read more... ) -
6 things meme
Ah, I was tagged by wijsgeer.
a. Link to the person who tagged you.
b. Post the rules on your blog.
c. Write six random things about yourself.
d. Tag six random people at the end of your post by linking to their blogs.
e. Let each person know they have been tagged by leaving a comment at their blog.
f. Let your tagger know when your entry is up.
( 6 things )