TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee")

Excerpt from an article in The Chronicle of Higher Education : " Six weeks into the term, I assigned my rhetoric and writing students a...

Last evening while trying to avoid doomscrolling I browsed some movies recorded on my DVR.  I noticed that the dialogue in  The Maltese Falc...

When I read books I use white paper bookmarks so that I can jot down new words to look up. or pithy statements or clever insights worth quot...

I don't have access to saltwater tidepools, so in my world the most fascinating microenvironment is that of a freshwater pond.  I was th...

As an elderly person I applaud the presence of the armrests, but as a housekeeper I'm dismayed by the prospect of cleaning it. Found at ...

Fahd Abu Haikal shows a photo of his seven-month- old son, Sam, who was killed on Friday when Israeli soldiers fired at their car. Photograp...

Mogging’s origins are in the manosphere , where it began as a verb derived from the acronym “Amog” (alpha male of the group ). In misogynist...

They look beautiful even in a stagnant drainage ditch.

Explained at the whatdoesthismean subreddit: Those little black dots on your car’s windshield are called frits. They are printed on the gla...

Via Bits and Pieces , where there is always a variety of different and humorous material.

As reported by Bloomberg : “This is a working farm,” boasts a sign at Rushett Farm. At first glance, the scene appears to be just that: A tr...

Via Miss Cellania . Reposted from 2024 because I needed a laugh tonight.  And it's interesting on a reread to notice how the errors the ...

The patient's wife posted this image in the whatisit subreddit, where I learned that this is a modern xray marker.  I spent 30 years re...

The embedded image shows a demi-parure (matched set of earrings and necklace) created with Aurora Borealis rhinestones, which were popular ...