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Pray for the Flood Victims
Please remember to keep the Louisiana, Mississippi, and West Virginia flood victims who lost everything in your prayers! Read more »
DIY Card Game
Quick jump links: What You Need, Making the Cards, Goal of the Game, Version 1, Version 2, Version 3 What you need 48 cards (directions for making them below) 42+ to 336+ of something (beans will work, or squares of paper) for currency, the amount you need being the number of players playing times 21 6-sided die (die is the singular for dice) rubber band (for the cards when not in use) container for […] Read more »
Not So Merry?
Everyone says, “Have a Merry Christmas!” But what if you’re not having such a merry Christmas? What if you’re having the worst, saddest, hardest, most upsetting Christmas of your lifetime? What then? And if you are already merry, but are bored-ish, what can you do? Well, try this: Count your blessings. Ja. Ja ja. (Translated: Yes. Yes yes.) Do it like this, or however you like: My dog My blog My other stuff Or perhaps […] Read more »
Conditions: Good or Bad???
You have probably never even though of this, so that is why I want to bring it to your mind today. And then again, maybe you have thought of this (if you’re like me), and so this will be just old stuff to you. So, the subject of this post is: WORDS AND THEIR ASSOCIATIONS. And: LOOKS AND THEIR ASSOCIATIONS And: ALL THAT OTHER STUFF So, now that you are aware of the subject of […] Read more »
A Sweet New Year
Since Yom Kippur is this Wednesday, I have decided to write something about it. I will also write about Sukkoth and the Days of Awe, as well as Rosh Hashanah (Happy New Year!). So, how many of you know much about any of these things (hint hint: they are Jewish Holidays)? Hm. Well, whether you know the information that I am about to share with you or not, I will tell you some things about […] Read more »
Synesthesia: the Mixing of Senses
Synesthesia: the Mixing of Senses by Min Sullivan Introduction (explanation and examples): Is it possible for a person’s senses to become seemingly ‘mixed up’, intertwined? Surprisingly, it is! A neurological condition, known as synesthesia, can make a person be able to see pain, hear a color, etc. They might be able to feel a voice, or taste and smell a word. Different parts of the brain are involved with synesthesia. Body (word ‘synesthesia’, not-a-disease, and […] Read more »
Simply Braille
You probably all looked at the title of this post, Simply Braille, and gawked. Braille simple? Well, I taught myself a few years back, and yes, it is simple once you understand it. I did all the work (it took me literally hours), which will make it much easier for you to learn than it was for me. I will explain it (and simply, too) here. So, who here wants to learn how to read […] Read more »
Poisonous vs. Venemous
A poisonous animal you can’t eat. A poisonous plant you shouldn’t eat either (think Deadly Hemlock, which was the end of Socrates). A venomous animal (think Spitting Cobra, which can blind people and animals with their spittle from 5 feet away with deadly accuracy) don’t get too near. But who’s ever heard of a venomous plant? Here’s a tricky one. All spiders inject poison into their prey, but they are venomous spiders. If I am […] Read more »
The Difference (a peek at 6th grade math)
Dedication: For my friend. I (Mathematicus, a.k.a. Mathematikos) love angle bisectors (and line bisectors), which I learned about in 6th grade. I also love fractions. I love especially changing a decimal into a fraction or percent, or vice versa. But this blog post is not about anything but fractions. I like multiplying fractions, and dividing them especially. 😀 This is about subtracting fractions, though. The subtraction of fractions (you’ll be learning that in 6th […] Read more »