Seven schoolboys, Caius, Mucius, Flavius, Publius, Julius, Rufus, and Antonius, lead a dull and boring life in ancient Rome, (772 by Roman years, 24 A.D. by American years). That is, until Rufus hangs a wax tablet stating in plain words, CAIUS IS A DUMBBELL, on the wall of the classroom, gets in a fight with Caius, and is expelled from school by their teacher Xantippus. But when the very same words appear on the sacred […] Read more »
Facts 4 Fun
Horses live in herds for protection. People have cliques, but for what? People can race horses. Horses can’t race people. Horses’ hooves wear down as they grow in the wild. People have to clip their toe nails to keep them short. If wishes were people, then no one would ride. If wishes were horses, then beggars would ride. Horse’s teeth continue growing as they get older. People’s teeth might fall […] Read more »
Squirrely Goes Nuts
A squirrel buried nuts in our yard. That squirrel saw a predator, quite large. Finding a hiding place was hard. He used his camaflogue To hide himself in plain view. Read more »
Christmas Special, Signing Christmas in ASL
At Christmas time, you usually see lots of little Santa Clauses in front of people’s houses, and you might even see a sign with the words Merry X-mas! in bright letters across the middle. It seems people have taken Christ out of Christmas. One day I looked up the word Christmas in a Sign Language Dictionary. What I discovered was not what I had expected, and made me quite, the sign consisted of two signs – the […] Read more »
Bored to Death
Zeus lived on Mount Olympus. So did a bunch of other gods. Zeus had a wife in Mount Olympus. Her name was Hera. Zeus had many other wives, too, and Hera was jealous of them. One day Zeus went down to earth. He was with a girl named Iou, when he saw Hera coming, and quickly turned Iou into a cow to protect her. But Hera was not so easily fooled. She tied the new […] Read more »
Thansgiving Special, the Ram’s Horn of Lots of Plenty
Have you ever heard of the Ram’s Horn of Plenty? I have. I first heard it a long time ago. When people speak of it, they are often speaking of Thanksgiving. The Ram’s Horn of Plenty actually comes from Greek mythology. You see, Zeus’ father was afraid his son would overpower him. He had overpowered his father, and that was okay with him. But he did not want to be the one who was overpowered. […] Read more »
The Historically Inaccurate Retelling of the Tale of the Magnacarta
This is the tale of the Magnacarta. This story has been passed down by word of mouth from JTSullivan to Min Sullivan. This version of the story has never before been written down. To understand this story, you must know a few very scientific words. At the bottom of the page, a glossary including some of the words used in this story is provided for the reader. Directly following this introductory paragraph is the tale […] Read more »
Winnie the Horse Gentler, Series Review
I really enjoy reading the Winnie the Horse Gentler series, by Dandi Daley Mackall. I even gave it the Oldberry Award of the month! The eight-book series stars a fictional girl named Winifred Willis. After her mother, a famous horse gentler, died in a car accident, her father moved them away from their home in Wyoming, moving them to all the I states in America, before finally settling down in the small town of Ashland, […] Read more »
Tilda’s Babyshower Blues
The day I went to my mother’s babyshower was the worst day of my week. Chaotic things were always happening at our house. but that babyshower was the worst! It was not the actual babyshower that was the problem, but my getting to the babyshower, gift and all. Let me explain. My mother, Anna-marie, has had about five babyshowers so far, but after we use the things people give us, my mother gives them away. […] Read more »