Today is the 187th birthday of the artist Camille Pissarro. I learned about pointillism in 4th grade when our class would line up for various
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Happy 162nd Birthday Oscar Wilde
Today is the 162nd birthday of writer Oscar Wilde. His work is so quoted, it is beautiful to think people are getting words he wrote tattooed
Happy 126th Birthday Agatha Christie
Today is the 126th birthday of Agatha Christie. At one time, I had this grand idea that I was going to read every one of her
Happy 186th Birthday Camille Pissarro
Today is the 186th birthday of the artist Camille Pissarro. The world is a better place because he was in it and still feels the
U is for Updike and U2 #atozchallenge
“You climb up through the little grades and then get to the top and everybody cheers; with the sweat in your eyebrows you can’t see
Rear View Mirror – My Week In Review
Since I accidentally pulled the trigger on today’s post last night while I was finalizing it, I decided to make today’s post be a proper
Happy 161st Birthday Oscar Wilde
Today is the 161st birthday of writer Oscar Wilde. His work is so quoted, it is beautiful to think people are getting words he wrote
Happy 125th Birthday Agatha Christie
Today is the 125th birthday of Agatha Christie. At one time, I had this grand idea that I was going to read every one of
Happy 185th Birthday Camille Pissarro
Today is the 185th birthday of the artist Camille Pissarro. The world is a better place because he was in it and still feels the
Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde
Today is the 160th birthday of Oscar Wilde. NAME: Oscar Wilde OCCUPATION: Writer BIRTH DATE: October 16, 1854 DEATH DATE: November 30, 1900 EDUCATION: Portora
Rear View Mirror – My Week in Review
“I say this with respect, more often than not, the government does a very — a much better job of sending people to war than
Anatomy of Boredom
What Madame Bovary has to do with MRI and rock’n’roll. Boredom has never enjoyed an admirable reputation, and in the age of the internet’s incessant