March Madness
Since March Madness is coming up, I thought I’d elaborate a bit about it. March Madness is a coined term to describe the college basketball tournament that goes from March to April (the official...
View ArticleIsaac Asimov
I don’t know if you’ve read any of his literature, although if you’ve read anything of science fiction there a high probability you may have come across his work or at least a reference to it. He’s...
View ArticleBargains!
I got 2 boneless pork steaks and one beef steak for a total of 30p! I bought some yorkshire puddings (70p) and some diced swede and carrot (54p) too. Yum yum! Yorkshire Pudding
View ArticleHikikomori
This is a phenomena you may or may not already be familiar with. Hikikomori refers to both a group of people and their condition, in which an individual withdraws from society (sometimes completely),...
View ArticleSecrets of the Stick
I was walking back from the library today when I saw a dog looking up eagerly at a tree branch. Its owner pulled the branch down and the dog seemed, just for a second, to fall in love. And then it...
View ArticlePlaying Cards
I remember hearing that in a deck of cards, the face cards refer to specific historical figures, so today I finally looked up information about playing cards. The history was surprisingly long and with...
View ArticleApril Fools
Ever wonder how it started? Apparently, when France changed its calendar so that the new year would begin in January instead of April, word was a bit slow to spread. Those who weren’t aware of the new...
View ArticleWonders of the World
I didn’t know this, but there are so many wonders of the world! I thought there were 7 ancient, 7 modern, and 7 natural ones. But no, there are loads! And it makes me wonder how wonderous these wonders...
View ArticleSportsbook
I don’t know if you have this in the UK, but since it was mentioned on your facebook wall, I thought I’d make an entry out of it. Aside from the buffet tables, it’s probably the most likely place...
View ArticleInteresting things about ants…!
I never much liked ants. They’re so small that they’re one of those animals I’d hate to fall in to a pit with. You can at least punch a tiger, but if ants are all over you, you’re screwed. And you just...
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