Category Archives: Other Blogs

My Internet Buddy, Barack

Posted on September 7, 2008 by Meg

Related: Recent post on how much I love Obama for using Twitter.

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Meme Sheep #080808

Posted on August 9, 2008 by Meg

There’s a Chinese Twitter meme going around now, Twitter users — I’m supposed to say “Twitterati” and not “Twits” — are adding #080808 to their icons and tweets. David Feng explains more on CNReviews, and Ryan has a collection of … Continue reading →

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Mangosteens

Posted on July 13, 2008 by Meg

I’ve been meaning to get a photo of this crazy fruit since we first saw it, but here’s one from Tomato Egg Noodles: Tomato Egg Noodles also has this to say: The mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana) ??? is a small, round … Continue reading →

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Official Something Or Other

Posted on July 8, 2008 by Meg

Via Top 100 Female Bloggers | Enkay Blog Welcome to the First Official Top 100 Female Blogger List. I had previously created the Top 50 Female Blogger list which soon grew to a 100. This list is updated as of … Continue reading →

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My Sister The Pirate (Again)

Posted on April 8, 2008 by Meg

My sister Bethie wrote on her own journal about shipboard customs, one of which warms my classicist heart: On another unrelated note, whenever we had all hand get togethers where we were toasting anything, we would toast, then pour one … Continue reading →

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Torch Protests In Europe

Posted on April 7, 2008 by Meg

Tonight World Have Your Say talked about the recent torch protests. I was pleased to be on the show again… But as the discussion went on, I started to get intimidated. There was a really impressive range of guests, including … Continue reading →

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Grave-Sweeping Day

Posted on April 4, 2008 by Meg

My first year in China, Grave-Sweeping Day wasn’t an official state holiday, but this year it became a government-approved day off from work. Lee In China explains how to celebrate this holiday, (no fireworks are involved): Today is a national … Continue reading →

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75 Is The New 50

Posted on January 20, 2008 by Meg

Fantastic post from Mister Teacher on school regulations, third-graders and grade inflation called “Is a 50 good?” Dead on, and funny at the same time. I want to quote it here, but I can’t bring myself to chop up such … Continue reading →

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Sandman

Posted on December 27, 2007 by Meg

From Neil Gaiman’s journal a few days ago: I learned from Wikipedia that Sandman:The Dream Hunters was actually based on Pu Songling’s Strange Stories From A Chinese Studio, which I thought I ought to read. I don’t know if that’s … Continue reading →

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In My Bookmarks…

Posted on December 3, 2007 by Meg

Short but awesome post on Assumed Knowledge from Teaching Game Design about being a game designer: If you tell people you’re a game designer, one of the two typical reactions is “hey, I have this great idea for a game…” … Continue reading →

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