Month: August 2008

  • Wildlife Survey

    David Attenborough is alarmed because half of British kids can’t identify some common plants and animals. I took the quiz myself (there’s a link to the popup on that article) and – sorry, David – I SUCKED. I’ll hide the rest of my comments in case you want to try it yourself.Okay, first off, the British obviously use “Daddy Long Legs” for a completely different thing that the Americans do. Since when do they have WINGS? Yeah, that’s a totally different thing so I don’t feel bad for not knowing it.

    Some of them I overthought a bit, like “elk” instead of just “deer.”

    I’m terrible with plants. Really, just terrible. Couldn’t get any of them.

    And ewwww, was that otter just about to eat a rat? Nasty.

  • Mummy Dogs

    Mummy Dogs. We are soooo making those for Halloween this year. (Link courtesy of the Snook.)

  • The Crafty Crow

    And now a shout-out for me… My sock monkey tutorial got featured on The Crafty Crow, a “children’s craft collective.” If you have kids or work with them, that site has some great ideas for crafts you can do together.

  • Shout-out for Mom

    Neat! My Mom got her very own shout-out at the end of this week’s Running With the Pack podcast. You’re a real runner now, Ma!