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waiting
Fans began drifting in an hour before game time. Their noise grew slowly and steadily, barely disturbing Streetrat's repose. Garbled words from the loud speakers filter though the blanket of metal and people above. Streetrat could have screamed without detection. She shifted to fold a blanket around her. Cold would bring more discomfort then ( Read more... ) -
Movie Review: Secondhand Lions (2003)
Secondhand Lions is a coming of age story about Walter (a young boy played by Haley Joel Osment) who lives with his eccentric great-uncles Hub (Robert Duvall) and Garth (Michael Caine). This movie is fun, sappy, and a general good time. Duval and Caine produce nuanced performances that make real the stock gruff-but-lovable-old-man troupe. Osment ( Read more... ) -
Eon by Greg Bear
If you are a fan of hard science fiction, you'll probably be happy to read this book. Published in 1985, the story chronicles the discovery of an alien asteroid that settles into Earth orbit. Written at the end of the Cold War, the story is seeped in NATO vs Soviet conflict, which for a child of that time reading in 2013 seems more like an ( Read more... ) -
What you are asking for
With the release of Ender's Game looming on the horizon, Orsen Scott Card is not doing the movie any favors. Like so many anti-gay marriage proponents, he is advocating for tolerance of his opinions after fighting to deny gay couples legal marriage. For those that don't see the hypocrisy in this, let me explain ( Read more... ) -
Something to lighten the mood...
Particularly if you are a calligrapher or cat lover or both:
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/02/the-15th-century-equivalent-of-your-cat-walking-on-your-keyboard/273283/# -
Book Review: Goldwork by Helen McCook
This 96-page manual is the goldwork installment of the Essential Stitch Guide series published by the Royal School of Needlework. Like the other guides, it follows a standard format: history of the school, history of its embroidery technique in Britain, materials, fabrics, design transfer, frames, stitches/techniques, and completed project for ( Read more... ) -
Mystery Sock KAL
For the past four years, the Knitters Brewing Company has been sponsoring a Mystery Sock Knit-along in January. Wendy Gall, their designer, bases each pattern on a theme and (at least for the last two) a toe-up sock construction that is different from the oh-so-common french heel. Ms. Gaal breaks each pattern into a series of clues that are ( Read more... ) -
Revelation
Open the door and it's Italy 1610. Close the door and open it again. It's Dover 1415. Once more and it's Boston 1773. Do it again and again, a hundred times over and you'll hit a hundred places. That's the reason. That's the secret. I turned, looking across the tavern. So many faces, so many fashions, so many currencies. And to the side stood ( Read more... ) -
Cost comparison: Silk vs. Cottom
I recently ordered two spools of Soie Goblien for $11.90, $17.75 with shipping. A spool of Soie Goblien silk embroidery thread contains 50 m of silk floss and comes in many colors. A skein of DMC cotton floss is $0.74 for 8.7 yd at your local craft store. My transportation costs are about about $3, significantly below the millage reimbursement.
On a ( Read more... ) -
Let's play!
What do you think would have happened if Harald Godwinson won the Battle of Hastings and why? Leave a comment.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/9606163/In-everything-we-say-there-is-an-echo-of-1066.html