We found a mushroom fairy ring in our yard

It won’t make the afternoon of mowing more magical, but in the front lawn today I did find this mushroom fairy ring. Similar:Epilogue to Rossum's Universal RobotsMy big finish as Alquist in a Zoom-based…DramaSpent the morning in a socially distanced recording studio.PersonalI haven't seen this show since freshman year at Bishop Denis J O'Connell High…

Headline Capitalization Generator!

Headline Capitalization Generator! Simple concept. Type your headline in a box. Invisible typing fairies will capitalize your words for you. One of the settings is for AP Style.  You should probably actually learn the rules for capitalizing first, but this is a useful tool for checking. Similar:Empok Nor #StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch (Season 5, Episode 24)…

The Problem with Quotes on the Internet

Similar:NASA Calls It A Mission As Curiosity Rover Fills Up Whole 2-Gigabyte Memory CardMore great satire from The Onion. PASAD…AmusingGawker Media Files for Chapter 11 BankruptcyThis is fallout from losing an invasion …BusinessAll Sheep MatterCultureDozens of Plagiarism Incidents Are Reported in Coursera's Free Online Courses”If we really are trying to teach the wo…AcademiaMasks serve many…

Are Quotes Sacred?

What does a reporter do when a source rambles, misspeaks, or otherwise botches what would have been a good quote? “Generally, I fix quotes for grammar, especially with average, ordinary people,” says Ellyn Ferguson, a regional reporter for Gannett News Service. “I am doing the interview to get information from them, not make them look…

Dress Rehearsal for Laurel Ballet “Alice in Wonderland”

My daughter is playing the “Caterpillar Head / Butterfly,” in her first ballet performance this weekend. The cast has been rehearsing for months, but only a few days ago did Carolyn first get to practice with the professional dancers who will be doing the lifts. Similar:Hypertext as a Teaching Tool — Brown University Poetry Classroom 1974This short…

Go Ask Alice

From the tangled tale of mass literacy one can pluck a few specific objects—books that were to be found in every household where there was somebody who could read and people who wanted to listen. Aside from the Bible, a typical list would run like this: “The Pilgrim’s Progress,” “Robinson Crusoe,” and “Gulliver’s Travels,” to…