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Where Have All the Children Gone? By Kendall Giles I have to make a confession. When I was in the fourth grade at Sandusky Elementary School, I was one of those kids who dealt in the black market. See, there was this other fourth-grader there named Jerry C., and I had inside knowledge that he was in the market for a certain something–a certain something that, if brought to school, would get that . . . → Read More: Where Have All the Children Gone? 
Above is a picture I took yesterday of a little cluster of mushrooms I discovered on a pile of mulch in our yard. Below are a few Internet links from the last couple of weeks. Highlights include why creative people are eccentric, six exercise machines to avoid, word of a new Sherlock Holmes story on the way, and the power of the Dark Side. “Legal” disclaimers at the bottom of emails are . . . → Read More: Mushrooms on the mulch pile and galumphing through the Internet 
Above: The Inn at Virginia Tech, in beautiful Blacksburg, Virginia. Below: Galumphing links this week includes a call to visit Mount Vernon (especially in the spring), a reminder about plants that are poisonous to dogs, recipes for all those James Bond drinks we read about and saw in the movies, and, something I’m sure we’ve all wondered, just how much is Smaug the dragon worth? Visit Mount Vernon in the spring! . . . → Read More: Smaug the dragon and galumphing through the Internet 
Spring keeps pushing through, as shown by our camellia, but I hear winter is going to make another stand this weekend. Links this week include writing tips and commentary from James Patrick Kelly and Will Ludwigsen, some insight into the genius of Ben Franklin, a six month journey along the 2,200 mile Appalachian Trail condensed into 5 minutes, and a movie trailer for Captain America. James Patrick Kelly on how writing . . . → Read More: A camellia and galumphing through the Internet 
Above, an apricot tree bursts into bloom. The world watches, transfixed by the earthquake and tsunami news coming from Japan. The first link below is one way you can help, right now. Other links include security concerns about being scanned while walking down the sidewalk, bitter ebook practices by a major publisher, Quidditch news, Will Ludwigsen on breaking in as a writer, new super-strong nylon, and accepting credit card payments on your iPhone. . . . → Read More: Apricot blossoms and galumphing through the Internet |
 
Kendall Giles is a writer and computer scientist on a quest to live an epic life. More >>> |
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