Band Names Trip Shakespeare, Thelonious Monster – for a long time, when I would see a record by one, wouldn't immediately be able to think of the name of the other group (6/11/2011 add: throw in Trotsky Icepick – just saw them mentioned on Christgau's site) Band Names "Webs" ...
Idaho was the setting for the tale and ERB created two imaginary kingdoms separated by the Raft River and “forever at war.” Burroughs’ facility in concocting names that were unusually rhythmic, colourful, or comical, which was strikingly evident in his later works, both the Tarzan and other...
Most of us have. Although the names have changed over the years, televised church services, and sometimes even just pre-recorded Sunday school lessons, remain a staple of national programming. The problem is that what motivates television stations to air a particular church, or a particular pasto...
If you’re a crafter and a gardener, combine them both with thisDIY Terracotta Planter Cactus Pincushion. It’s going to beautify the appearance of your sewing desk. 24. DIY Christmas Tree from Terracotta Pots Stack a few terracotta planters, coolly decorated to make a Christmas Tree this ...
Last Sunday afternoon, after happily polishing off my weekly post, I was outside repotting a thriving Christmas cactus. While walking back to the house, I unceremoniously tripped and fell on the brick patio. My beautiful, new, green ceramic pot went flying and, of course, broke when it la...
The long struggle for independence began on 16 September 1810; independence was finally “granted” by Spain in 1821. Many Mexican place names were changed following Mexican Independence (1821) Want some map-related geographic trivia associated with the War of Independence?
Pushing east across the Mojave Desert, the Joshua trees and cactus appeared. I’ve never found deserts bleak or barren, but beautiful and intriguing. I have too many fond memories to feel otherwise: a family road trip from Indiana to Phoenix when I was six, along the course of old Route...
When you say 'words for feelings or for thought' do you mean words to show that a phrase is what a character felt or thought, or words for feelings and thoughts themselves (e.g. "X," he thought...' or the names for different emotions and such?). In place of 'thought' you could...
wrapped in plastic and sometimes packaged in pairs, depending on the content. It’s an artifact played on turntables and will never let you down as long as you keep your needles up to snuff. Did you know that cactus needles are just as good, if not better than those diamond needles that...
Christmas in Cactus Flats and Other Holiday RomancesLaura Briggs