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Round-Robin ‘Riting, v. 2006.1
The story of the afareet, continued.
The story of the afareet, continued.
Revived on “Out with the Old…”
Original group-writing experiment on “Round-Robin ‘Riting”
Douglas Adams
Yes, that Douglas Adams: creator of the Hitchhiker’s Guide series, Dirk Gently, and the long, dark teatime of the soul. We said we’d wait until his birthday, but we just couldn’t. Brace yourself for infinite improbability…
Hot Topics, v. 2006.1
Closed; continued on "Hot Topics, v. 2006.2"
Politics, religion, and anything else that might require an extra dose of civility.
Ask the GAPAs
Rosanne and Robert are in the question-and-answer business, after all. So go ahead--fling your questions their way. They promise to answer honestly and/or entertainingly, or not at all.
Rosanne and Robert are in the question-and-answer business, after all. So go ahead–fling your questions their way. They promise to answer honestly and/or entertainingly, or not at all.
(Thanks to Em for this brilliant idea for a thread.)
(And to randomrohanfreak, who proposed the idea back before R&R were ready to step into the spotlight.)
Happy Birthday, Anonymous Coward!
It’s on Friday the Thirteenth. We haven’t seen A-C around here lately, but we hope she has a fine time wherever she is.
15 States Flunk School Science
How does your state measure up?
Last month the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, a nonprofit education-research group in Washington, D. C., gave letter grades to public school science standards and curricula in 49 of the 50 U.S. states*. Here’s how they stacked up. (You can read the full report here.)
A: California, New Mexico, Indiana, Virginia, South Carolina, New York, Massachusetts
B: Arizona, Colorado, Minnesota, Illinois, Louisiana, Tennessee, Ohio, West Virginia, New Jersey, Maryland, North Carolina, Georgia
C: Washington, Utah, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Connecticut, Rhode Island
D: Nevada, North Dakota, South Dakota, Arkansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Maine
F: Alaska, Hawaii, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Wisconsin, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, New Hampshire
* They skipped Iowa because it doesn’t publish school science standards.
Terry Pratchett
This part of MuseBlog rests on the backs of four elephants standing on a turtle that swims through space.
We’re Back!
Did you miss us?
Our Web host was having technical problems, but all should be well now.
Magic
For Kokopelli a.k.a. Mutt, even if she did say "pwease."
For Kokopelli a.k.a. Mutt, even if she did say “pwease.” We’ll see where this one goes. (Your obedient administrator feels compelled to point out that he doesn’t believe in magic.)
CULTURE! & Heritage
Thanks to Queen Julietaini, Phoenixbe, and Ishmael.
Thanks to Queen Julietaini, Phoenixbe, and Ishmael. Phoenix’s description:
Religion, art forms, languages, holidays–not which one is better, but how many and how interesting they are. General facts about different places and their culture.
MuseBlog RPG*, version 2006.1
*Role-playing game. To keep it interesting, the administrators are laying down a few rules and restrictions:
*Role-playing game. To keep it interesting, the administrators are laying down a few rules and restrictions. Characters may include
- the Muses (from Muse magazine or ancient Greek mythology);
- people or animals featured in the magazine (for example, tenrecs);
- Muse editors and other staff members;
- famous real people, living or dead; and
- fictional characters first created before the year 1900.
Within the above restrictions, the choice of locations and adventures is up to you. This may require a little research, but we’re sure you can handle it. Fair enough?
J.R.R. Tolkien’s Works & Worlds
In honor of the professor’s eleventy-fourth birthday, January 3, 2006.
Randomness
When the monthly random thread isn’t random enough for you, take a random walk over here.
Out with the Old, In with the New
New year, new Ko-konspiratorial komments.New year, new Ko-konspiratorial komments.
If you haven’t seen them yet, please read The Rules.
A Fresh Start in 2006
To mark the new year, the Administrators are closing down most of 2005’s cobwebby old threads. Of course, we’ll all need something new to take their place. Suggestions?
Lurkers, Welcome!
We know you’re out there. So if you’ve never posted on MuseBlog before, at least check in here long enough to say hi.
Thanks,
The MuseBlog Gang
Poem for December 30
In case you missed it, Nancy Kangas (inventor of Ble and NOTscape, among many other Musish delights) left this on the poetry thread:
In case you missed it, Nancy Kangas (inventor of Ble and NOTscape, among many other Musish delights) left this on the poetry thread:
December 30th
when the library’s still open
when the mail still comes
when it’s not really a holiday
but feels like one.December 30th
when there’s still no school
when you have a few free days left
when the creeping crush of undone work
swells up slow but surely.