and new ways to use materials I’ve worked with before, like craft foam. And I picked up some techniques to make things look their best, and also learned how to be safe while working with some slightly more hazardous materials. I even got the chance to work with some Worbla, which I’...
Carlton Monroe is finally getting his groove back. After a year playing dad to his nephew and sending him safely off to college, it’s back to his bachelor ways. But when his teenaged niece shows up on his doorstep looking for a permanent home, his plan comes to a screeching halt. Fam...
"The audience would play to him. I describe the environment as an environment of competitive sycophancy," McMaster replied. "Did he want advice, or did he want flattery?" "The president wanted advice; he also wanted flattery. He really likes the adulation. ...
the shallow valley with the River Glyme running through it; two causeways leading south to Oxford and in the foreground to the new village of Woodstock, whose church can be seen in the bottom left hand corner of the image.
Last month I read aChronicle of Higher Educationadvice post called “6 Ways to Beat Writer’s Block.” The author, Rachel Toor, listed “work up a sweat” as her first strategy, and this is great advice, even if you aren’treally working up a sweat, but just walking at a leisurely...
I don’t take my own dog there, for a variety of reasons, but he likes to herd other dogs and isn’t always polite about it. It’s nothing to feel badly about, just an acceptance that all dogs aren’t dog park dogs. There are lots of other ways to get a dog exercised . ...
signs so some history and context are hoovered up along the way. This eagle topped- column is dedicated to Don San Pedro de Galatino a businessman who saw the potential for tourism from the Sierra Nevada and built roads and tramways to enable access from Granada. Clearly a worthy ...
The book is nowhere near as surreal, but it’s still a svelte, acerbic page-turner, very wise in the ways of power and money as are so many of the books published by Thomas (1926-1995), both under his name and that of Oliver Bleeck. People have often linked him with Elmore ...
these dream-women who show up now and then: these angels of the night, guardians of eternity and divine love. It’s as if they are saying to me, “You’re on the right track. Keep going. Keep loving what you love and keep giving your love in whatever ways and to whomever you can...
Dogs can still hurt people, even with a muzzle on. There are lots of ways to lower the risk, but there’s no magic out there. Based on all this, you can predict my next point: 2. Learn to Read Dogs, and Teach Others What You Know.Recall Michele Wan’s research that showed the ...