by SMThornton | Jan 27, 2011 | Uncategorized
Ancient Egyptian women may have lacked our modern technology, but they got creative when it came to birth control and pregnancy tests. One popular ancient contraceptive involved soaking cotton in a paste of various ingredients: acacia bark, dates, and honey were...
by SMThornton | Jan 24, 2011 | Uncategorized
Happy Monday! Alex Cavanaugh is having a Music Blogfest which seems like just the thing to beat the Monday blues. Here’s my top ten favorite songs (in random order):1. Vogue- Madonna2. Raspberry Beret- Prince3. These Boots Are Made for Walking- Nancy Sinatra4....
by SMThornton | Jan 19, 2011 | Uncategorized
“What fates impose, that men must needs abide; It boots not to resist both wind and tide.” -William Shakespeare It’s hard to argue with Shakespeare. Like arguing with Socrates or Confucius. (Or my daughter.) Do you ever feel like you’re resisting...
by SMThornton | Jan 17, 2011 | Uncategorized
When the winds of change blow hard enough, the most trivial of things can turn into deadly projectiles. -Despair.comMy original plan for this post was to list every book I read last year, but there are 54 of them and I’m feeling lazy. Instead, I bring you...
by SMThornton | Jan 13, 2011 | Uncategorized
I had a different post planned for tonight (I should really be writing Book #3, but whatever), but then I read Shannon O’Donnell’s post today on Life Melodies. It got me thinking. (Not sure if that’s a good thing).If you had to pick ONE word to...
by SMThornton | Jan 10, 2011 | Uncategorized
To make your Monday happy, I bring you…Student Metaphors & Similies!Because they’re guaranteed to make you giggle, or maybe even blow your coffee all over your laptop screen. 1. Her vocabulary was as bad as, like, whatever.2. He was deeply in love....
