Images August 31, 2017

Today's selection -- from Origin Story by David Christian. Humans, megafauna, and the frequency of fires: "The first humans in Australia found many species of large animals, or megafauna. Some were as big as the rhinoceroses, elephants, and giraffes of South Africa, the one part of the world in which large numbers of megafauna survive today. In Australia, there were […]

Just in time for your holiday shopping, our annual baker's dozen of the best books we read in 2018. As always, it's the year we read them, not the year they were published. This year includes some very juicy oldies. Here they are, in no particular order: President Carter by Stuart E. Eizenstat If you […]

My wife finds the most interesting things to watch and this one is our latest favorite. She always has the remote and she always finds shows that are off the beaten path. It’s on The Animal Planet channel and about the Chester Zoo,the most popular zoo in the UK. The zoo has over 21,000 animals […]

Abridged from Stuff Doesn’t Just Happen: The Gift of Failure. I go through the seven Cascade Events that led to Pearl Harbor in detail in the book, but here they are listed: Political misunderstanding and maneuvers that backfired. Both sides misunderstood the objectives of the other. Military strategic planners in both countries seriously miscalculated each […]

All aboard the music time machine. Continuing the story from 1988, with my guest the author, writer, and blogger, Molly Stevens.

Do you believe in the magic of Christmas?

on Jane Friedman site: “Most of us spend too much time on what is urgent and not enough time on what is important.” ―Stephen R. Covey Do you ever feel like you’re swimming against the tide in your creative life? As authors, we have a vast array of ways to spend our time. Time is […]

Originally posted on Smorgasbord Blog Magazine: We are now over two thirds of the way through the authors in the Cafe and Bookstore with plenty more books that would make great Christmas gifts. I grew up with a father who loved Westerns, even more so if they had John Wayne in them. They are not…

it was truly an honor and my pleasure on a chilly december evening  to gather with hundreds of friends and strangers from all parts of the community reaching out with lights and song to wish children sweet dreams. — WHAT IS “MOONBEAMS FOR SWEET DREAMS”? “Moonbeams for Sweet Dreams,” is a program created by the […]

This week it’s Legends of Windemere: Sleeper of the Wildwood Fugue.  I’m taking slightly bigger risks with these excerpts in terms of potential spoilers, but the books have been out for a while.  This one shows part of Helgard, which is … Continue reading →

Originally posted on Audrey Driscoll's Blog: I’m not a birdwatcher, except in the sense of noticing who’s hanging around the bird feeders in the back garden. I don’t have a life list, nor even a decent pair of binoculars.…

I’ve decided buying a new phone is a lot like buying a new car. Three days ago H and I decided we “needed” new cell phones. Of course we wanted all the new bells and whistles. New technology was calling our names. I’m still trying to justify this by the fact that Our phones are […]

The end of the year is upon us, which means it's just about time for all of the articles about New Year's resolutions and "how to make the most of 2019" to come out! Personally I'm not a fan of resolutions, as they're often too broad and rarely stuck to, but I am all about […]

England has had some peculiar weather this year. [Bites knuckle in theatrical mock-surprise.] Our summer was akin to something one … More

It rained yesterday – but it rained without wind. Breezes were not us. Gales were having a rest (although more … More

Christmas Carolers by DonnaSkolnick0, PixabayYesterday I wrote a review of a wonderful book you must get if you love the Songs of Christmas.Written by Ace Collins, Stories Behind the Best-Loved Songs of Christmas is a treasure trove you must have because it tells the stories behind the Christmas songs we all love.Reading the book made […]

There's a wonderful book you must get if you love the Songs of Christmas.Written by Ace Collins, Stories Behind the Best-Loved Songs of Christmas is a treasure trove you must have because it tells the stories behind the Christmas songs we all love.I'll give just one example from the book.Do You Hear What I Hear?I've […]

Social Media have become a dominating force in our lives over the past decade.  Just look at these mind-blowing statistics: The average person has 5 social media accounts The average person spends 1 hour 40 minutes per day on social media Facebook has over 1.4 billion users 50% of all Internet users are on Facebook […]

"Jacqueline Cochran was looking for WASP.  They told me I would have to be interviewed and they would contact me when they came to the Wichita area.  But I didn’t wait for that.  I went down to Houston for my interview, to speed things up.  And I think that’s one of the smartest things I […]

"My first flight was with a barnstormer at the age of five.  I loved it!  I also tried to 'fly' out of the barn loft with an umbrella.  This was less than successful..."  WASP Jean Terrell McCreery, 44-10 The indomitable Marguerite Jean Terrell Moreo McCreery has "...slipped the surly bonds of Earth. And danced the skies on […]

Welcome to Episode 60 of the Minstral Show!The choices we make in life stay with us from beginning to end and even though we make errors on our way, we do eventually learn from them and move on. Each one of us, when born, begins a path that zig zags through the forest of life. […]

So when I was in 6th grade (1992), I had a wonderful teacher. She pushed us to read and loved books herself. We had a project at the end of the year. I can’t remember if this description I’m about … Continue reading →

Permission (Perversion Series 3) by TM Frazier 3rd in a Now-Completed Trilogy. “Rage. Revenge. Redemption” As much as I wanted to read Permission by TM Frazier, I almost didn’t want to read it, because that would mean the end of Grim & Trick’s story. I’ve loved this series so much I didn’t want to let […]

I’m thrilled to share my new release with you—Maybe Lovers. It examines that cloudy, ambiguous area when two people have gotten involved but cannot really define or give a label to what is happening between them. This is book two in my new spicy series, The Rocklyns, although all my series books can be read […]

While my husband, Walt, and I were attending the University of Washington, we spent our summers in Anchorage with his parents, where I worked one job. Walt worked two 8-hour construction jobs since we had almost 24 hours of daylight up there. We drove up the Al-Can (Alaska-Canada) Highway each spring, and then back to […]

We are excited to give away an Amazon Gift Card worth $20 to one of our lucky visitors. We will be doing many more of these in the future. This is the first one we have done in a while. To enter, please follow the instructions on the giveaway app below. Good luck! a Rafflecopter […]

We love introducing Prolific Works readers to great stories and big ideas. Take a chance on new authors and try great stories from old favorites. See it first every day with Prolific Works and be free to discover authors you’ll love. We’re thrilled to share the latest and greatest from our fantasy genres! Fairy Tale The Legend […]

June 1941. "Mr. Cary Williams, editor of the Greensboro Herald Journal, a newspaper in Greensboro, Georgia." Spitting hot lead at an ancient Linotype machine. Note the custom-fitted ergonomic back support and whittled-down chair. Medium format negative by Jack Delano. View full size.

Pop quiz: what happens when you finally get the job? You know, the one that actually pays a decent wage. The one that gives you bit of breathing room to put some money away and start looking toward the future instead of dreading your bank statement. Feels good to finally have, doesn’t it? Here’s the […]

The crane industry is one of the most profitable markets in the world. Thousands of dollars are spent daily just on the rental costs...

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  I’m very excited to write this post today because it is the first post that contains links to my new Zero Toxics Knowledge Base. These links give you more information about the material, so I can link to that materials information again and again from different posts. Eventually you will begin to become familiar […]

The post Shopping for Pumpkin Pie + 6 of my favorite ways to celebrate pumpkin appeared first on Debra Lynn Dadd.

In Florida, we can grow cool season crops all winter long. A beautiful thing, I know. Lucky us! Actually, it’s one of the best times of the years to be outside, soaking in the gentle rays of sunshine, the cool breezes, misty mornings… I could go on. If you’re new to Florida, you might not […]

I love to see school gardens sprouting anew! Students dig the dirt and they love to harvest. (Don’t we all?) Not only is it loads of fun, but it’s educational. Did I hear win-win? Take a look at how are students are growing… It all begins with the construction and installation of new garden beds. […]

This nourishing whipped body butter recipe is perfect for softening and soothing dry hands and body! It features a trio of herbal flowers: dandelion, sunflower, and calendula, that help repair and condition chapped skin. Today I’m excited to share a recipe that was inspired by my friend Colleen’s brand new book, Healing Herbal Infusions. If […]

My favorite 30-min weeknight meal! Made with hamburger meat and everyone’s favorite taco flavor goodness. Everyone will LOVE THIS! It feels so good to be home! Although I do miss all the roosters and chickens roaming around the streets of Maui. Oh, and the fish tacos! I could live off of those fish tacos. But […]

  Here are today’s five things to know about Cocoa: Cocoa was first used to make “hot chocolate” by Aztecs. The drink was called “xocolatl”, which means bitter water. The Swiss consume the most chocolate per capita, which is 22 pounds each compared to 11 pounds each in the United States. Cocoa grows from cacao trees and […]

DECEMBER 12, 2018 | NATIONAL DING-A-LING DAY | GINGERBREAD HOUSE DAY | NATIONAL AMBROSIA DAY | NATIONAL POINSETTIA DAY NATIONAL DING-A-LING DAY National Ding-a-Ling Day is observed across the United States each year on December 12. Ding-a-Lings on this day call the people they haven’t heard from in a while.  It may be an old […]

Get your chopsticks ready!! With caramelised ground beef, a tangle of noodles and a sweet savoury 4 ingredient sauce, these Asian Beef and Noodles are totally slurp-worthy! A terrific economical beef mince recipe, today I’m...  Read More » The post Quick Asian Beef and Noodles appeared first on RecipeTin Eats.

Roaring Midnight by Colleen Gleason Paranormal romance released by Avid Press on June 18, 2013 Amid the glitzy age of Jazz, when gangsters and bootleggers control the cities, there lies another, more insidious threat….the undead. Macey Gardella is a typical young woman of the Roaring Twenties: she works a job, has her own flat, and loves […]

Hi friends! So I guess ALBTALBS is in partial hiatus – not really planned but it happened and is how things will probably be for the foreseeable future. HOWEVER I do want to note that November is Native American/First Nations Heritage Month! If anyone is interested in or willing to write a guest post or […]

Solid overcast today, not much in terms of lighting but temperatures were in the mid to high 60s Fahrenheit so no complaints here.Woke to a pretty glorious sunrise:After finishing with work for the day, I rode down to the Visitor Center of the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, got another map and then rode the […]

Ajo: Spanish for Garlic.  Wikipedia says The Spanish may have named the place using the familiar word in place of the similar-sounding O'odham word for paint (oʼoho). The Tohono O'odham people obtained red paint pigmentsfrom the area.Today, instead of going back to the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, I decided instead to ride to the nearby Ajo Peaks; Ajo and North […]

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Originally posted on Sun in Gemini: It was cold, very cold on that Friday… just five days ago. Across the road, people were trickling out of the railway station and along the busy main road through Penrith. Three hours from…

At his third Chiefs of Defense conference, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said it’s not about winning the war against violent extremism - it’s about winning peace. Read More

Part 4: DoD beneficiaries enrolled in the soon-to-be-ending TRICARE Retiree Dental Program now have access to FEDVIP for 2019 dental and vision coverage. Read More