I recently had the opportunity to catch up with an old family friend who I hadn’t seen in a few years. The conversation turned to her grandchildren, who I haven’t seen since they were itty bitty. A middle granddaughter, who my friend described as having been a shy, quiet child, has discovered the fine arts … Continue reading Theater for the Introverted
Who’s up for a little trivia? Answers will be down below. 1. What is the only fifteen-letter word in the English language that can be written without repeating a letter? 2. Located in southeast Vietnam, what is the former name of Ho Chi Minh City? 3. What Chicago attraction required one million gallons of seawater … Continue reading Trivia Tuesday – 6/11/19
Who’s up for a little trivia? Answers will be down below. 1. What does Iwo Jima mean in Japanese? 2. What is a nightjar? 3. What is the longest word in the Oxford English Dictionary? 4. What celebrated chemist-inventor is credited with developing plywood? 5. In the days when British sailors were given lime or … Continue reading Trivia Tuesday – 6/4/19
Who’s up for a little trivia? Answers will be down below. 1. What warm Atlantic current keeps many northern European ports free of winter ice? 2. In the U.S. a pig says “oink”. How do the French describe the sound? 3. What do noologists study? 4. What’s the difference between a nook and a cranny? … Continue reading Trivia Tuesday – 5/28/19
Who’s up for a little trivia? Answers will be down below. 1. What famous writer is believed to have made the first reference to tennis in English Literature? 2. Which African country’s capital, Libreville, was founded in 1849 by freed slaves? 3. What is the official residence of the Head of State of New Zealand? … Continue reading Trivia Tuesday – 5/21/19
Who’s up for a little trivia? Answers will be down below. 1. Which author built a home called Goldeneye in Jamaica? 2. What ingredient does the word sushi refer to? 3. What is the only country that displays the Bible on its national flag? 4. What animal was Bill Clinton mauled by when he was … Continue reading Trivia Tuesday – 5/14/2019
Who’s up for a little trivia? Answers will be down below. 1. What is the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world? 2. How old was Clara Barton when she founded the American Red Cross? 3. What did a Seoul cinema owner cut out of The Sound of Music when it was released in South … Continue reading Trivia Tuesday – 5/7/2019
Science tells us that of all our senses, scent is the one that triggers memory the strongest. You walk into a room and the smell of butterscotch reminds you of your grandfather who kept a dish of Werthers on the coffee table. Or you walk into a salon in Chicago and are suddenly transported to … Continue reading The Sound of Memory
Who’s up for a little trivia? Answers will be down below. 1. What are the two red stripes on the flag of Latvia said to represent? 2. What river separates Buda from Pest? 3. In Frank Baum’s novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, on which the film is based, what color are Dorothy’s slippers? 4. … Continue reading Trivia Tuesday – 4/30/19
Fiction reveals truths that reality obscures. Jessamyn West Continue reading Quote of the Week – April 29, 2019
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