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Why: I heard a song with that line today, but I know another song from a long time ago with that same line. Is this a cover or something?
Answer: Well, no. This is a whole new song by Gotye (featuring Kimbra).
Gotye is Belgian-Australian. His real name is Wouter "Wally" De Backer.
Source: YouTube
The More You Know: That other song I was thinking of was by Elliott Smith. The twist is that this is not the version I know - the one I know is a cover by someone else. It doesn't appear to be on my iPod (which I plugged in for the first time in 4+ months specifically for this), and I can't remember enough details about the voice to figure it out. It's frustrating. If anyone has any details, plz halp.
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1 Ocak 2013 Salı
What's the difference between a blimp and a zeppelin?
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Why: Corbett took Leigh on a blimp ride for his b-day. Nbd.
What makes a blimp not a zeppelin? The shape? The material? Are zeppelins even a thing anymore?
Answer: For starters, both blimps and zeppelins are dirigibles.
A rigid airship has a rigid framework that maintains its shape. It also has one or more gas cells.
The USS Shenandoah
A zeppelin is a rigid airship made by a specific company, the Luftschiffbau Zeppelin ("Zeppelin Airship Construction Company") of Germany. The guy who started that company was one Mr. von Zeppelin (actually a Count).
A blimp - technically a "pressure airship" - has no rigid inner structure. Its shape is maintained by the pressure of the gases within its envelope. If it deflates, it loses shape.
Turns out: the thing Corbett and Leigh rode in was actually a zeppelin.
Source: Airships.net
The More You Know: The LZ-129 Hindenburg was a zeppelin (LZ = Luftschiff Zeppelin). At more than 800 feet long, it remains one of the largest objects to ever fly (even bigger than a pterosaur).
From its completion in March 1936 until its fiery disaster in May 1937, the Hindenburg provided the fastest and most comfortable way to fly across the Atlantic. In 1936, it made 17 round trips from the hangar in aviation town Friedrichshafen in Southern Germany over the Atlantic - 10 times to the US and 7 to Brazil. The flight to New York was something like 62 hours long. From New Jersey to Frankfurt, the Hindenburg's best time was 43 hours and 2 minutes.
According to passenger / reporter Webb Miller, passenger accommodations were enclosed in about 4,500 square feet. There 25 two-bed one-sink cabins, a promenade flanked by windows, a salon with writing desks and a piano, and a dining room. Below deck were shower / baths, toilets, kitchens, a smoking room, and a bar.
Tickets were $400 (~$5000 today). People were classy.
Nazis notwithstanding, it sounded very nice.
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Why: Corbett took Leigh on a blimp ride for his b-day. Nbd.
What makes a blimp not a zeppelin? The shape? The material? Are zeppelins even a thing anymore?
Answer: For starters, both blimps and zeppelins are dirigibles.
A dirigible is any lighter-than-air craft that is both powered and steerable (as opposed to free floating, like a balloon). Blimps, rigid airships, and semi-rigid airships are all dirigibles.The name comes from the French verb diriger, "to steer."
A rigid airship has a rigid framework that maintains its shape. It also has one or more gas cells.
The USS Shenandoah
A zeppelin is a rigid airship made by a specific company, the Luftschiffbau Zeppelin ("Zeppelin Airship Construction Company") of Germany. The guy who started that company was one Mr. von Zeppelin (actually a Count).
A blimp - technically a "pressure airship" - has no rigid inner structure. Its shape is maintained by the pressure of the gases within its envelope. If it deflates, it loses shape.
Turns out: the thing Corbett and Leigh rode in was actually a zeppelin.
Source: Airships.net
The More You Know: The LZ-129 Hindenburg was a zeppelin (LZ = Luftschiff Zeppelin). At more than 800 feet long, it remains one of the largest objects to ever fly (even bigger than a pterosaur).
From its completion in March 1936 until its fiery disaster in May 1937, the Hindenburg provided the fastest and most comfortable way to fly across the Atlantic. In 1936, it made 17 round trips from the hangar in aviation town Friedrichshafen in Southern Germany over the Atlantic - 10 times to the US and 7 to Brazil. The flight to New York was something like 62 hours long. From New Jersey to Frankfurt, the Hindenburg's best time was 43 hours and 2 minutes.
According to passenger / reporter Webb Miller, passenger accommodations were enclosed in about 4,500 square feet. There 25 two-bed one-sink cabins, a promenade flanked by windows, a salon with writing desks and a piano, and a dining room. Below deck were shower / baths, toilets, kitchens, a smoking room, and a bar.
Tickets were $400 (~$5000 today). People were classy.
Nazis notwithstanding, it sounded very nice.
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What's the difference between a parable and a fable?
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Why: The Bible is filled with parables; kindergarten is filled with fables. None of them are true. They both end in -able.
Answer: A fable has animals! or plants or anthropomorphized forces of nature. Each character represents a particular human virtue or fault, and what happens in the story is directly related to his personality. The word "fable" comes from the Latin root fari, "to speak."
A parable is set in the real world with human characters. It features realistic problems and results handled with spiritual fortitude if not sanctimony. The word is related to parabola, from from para, "alongside," + bole, "a throwing, casting, beam, ray."
Both fables and parables teach moral or ethical lessons.
Source: Wild Fables,
The More You Know: The word fable is also related to the word fabulous, i.e. "rich in myths; legendary." Speaking of fabulous, I just found out that Season 4 of "RuPaul's Drag Race" started January 30th.
May the best woman win!
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Why: The Bible is filled with parables; kindergarten is filled with fables. None of them are true. They both end in -able.
Answer: A fable has animals! or plants or anthropomorphized forces of nature. Each character represents a particular human virtue or fault, and what happens in the story is directly related to his personality. The word "fable" comes from the Latin root fari, "to speak."
A parable is set in the real world with human characters. It features realistic problems and results handled with spiritual fortitude if not sanctimony. The word is related to parabola, from from para, "alongside," + bole, "a throwing, casting, beam, ray."
Both fables and parables teach moral or ethical lessons.
Source: Wild Fables,
The More You Know: The word fable is also related to the word fabulous, i.e. "rich in myths; legendary." Speaking of fabulous, I just found out that Season 4 of "RuPaul's Drag Race" started January 30th.
May the best woman win!
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What's the origin of the word javelina?
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Why: I was admiring some art from Draw Something (are you playing? I can't get enough. We literally lie in bed drawing and laughing and cornholing except Buster) when I spotted this:
which made me think of this:
Pagoda! Where's my javelina?
and subsequently this:
There you are.
Answer: It's a topic of debate! But here is a pretty good theory:
Source: Some person's page about javelinas
The More You Know: Other beautiful names for the javelina include peccary and skunk pig.
Bonus screenshot: Wherein James and I discuss "RuPaul's Drag Race" and his experiences with peccaries in Guatemala:
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Why: I was admiring some art from Draw Something (are you playing? I can't get enough. We literally lie in bed drawing and laughing and cornholing except Buster) when I spotted this:
which made me think of this:
Pagoda! Where's my javelina?
and subsequently this:
There you are.
Answer: It's a topic of debate! But here is a pretty good theory:
- It comes from the Spanish word jabali, "wild boar." A jabalina is a "wild sow."
- That term comes from the Arabic term khinzīr jabalīy, "mountain pig." A jabal is a mountain.
Source: Some person's page about javelinas
The More You Know: Other beautiful names for the javelina include peccary and skunk pig.
Bonus screenshot: Wherein James and I discuss "RuPaul's Drag Race" and his experiences with peccaries in Guatemala:
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How big is a whale's blowhole?
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Why: You guys, guess where I finally went Sunday for the first time ever? I'll give you 3 hints:
That's right: Comic-Con!
Answer: Well, what kind of whale we talking here?
The blowhole leads to the whale's trachea, which then goes to its lungs, bypassing the mouth. The spray from a humpback whale's blow hole goes 10-13 feet in the air. The spray from a blue whale's blowhole can go up to 30 feet!
It takes a dolphin only a fraction of a second to empty its blowhole. Baby dolphins are too dumb to understand breathing, so they raise their heads out way above the water until they get the hang of it.
Source: Enchanted Learning, Neatorama, National Geographic, this site, Understand Dolphins, Panda's Thumb (which also has part of an interesting essay about the evolution of whale nipples)
The More You Know: The blowhole is covered by a muscular flap that the whale contracts to open. When closed, the seal is water-tight. If water gets in there, the whale could drown.
Also, baleen whales (humpbacks, blue whales, gray whales) each have 2 blowholes! TWO!!
The other kind of whale (Odontoceti - sperm, killer, beluga, dolphin) is called "toothed."
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Search: how big is a whale's blowhole; blowhole size
Why: You guys, guess where I finally went Sunday for the first time ever? I'll give you 3 hints:
That's right: Comic-Con!
Answer: Well, what kind of whale we talking here?
- Blue? According to this documentary about bleu whales, their blowholes are big enough for a toddler to fit inside.
- The humpback whale blowhole is 8-10 inches long.
- The sperm whale blowhole is about 20 inches long. It is also S-shaped.
- I can't find any information about killer whale blowholes, but based on this photo (which must have been taken before this happened), I am going to estimate that it's something like... 4 inches in diameter? I have no idea. You could definitely fit your whole fist in it, if that's what you're wondering.
The blowhole leads to the whale's trachea, which then goes to its lungs, bypassing the mouth. The spray from a humpback whale's blow hole goes 10-13 feet in the air. The spray from a blue whale's blowhole can go up to 30 feet!
It takes a dolphin only a fraction of a second to empty its blowhole. Baby dolphins are too dumb to understand breathing, so they raise their heads out way above the water until they get the hang of it.
Source: Enchanted Learning, Neatorama, National Geographic, this site, Understand Dolphins, Panda's Thumb (which also has part of an interesting essay about the evolution of whale nipples)
The More You Know: The blowhole is covered by a muscular flap that the whale contracts to open. When closed, the seal is water-tight. If water gets in there, the whale could drown.
Also, baleen whales (humpbacks, blue whales, gray whales) each have 2 blowholes! TWO!!
The other kind of whale (Odontoceti - sperm, killer, beluga, dolphin) is called "toothed."
One of the nostrils (air-passages) of toothed whales evolved into their echolocation system (the sensing system in which they make and receive high-pitched sounds in order to orient themselves, catch prey, and communicate), leaving them with only one blowhole.Put that in your hole and smoke it.
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31 Aralık 2012 Pazartesi
Photos from Weeknight Holiday Dinner Party
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Last week we hosted three parties. Wheew. Three years ago, I would have said that I'd catered 3+ parties this week. The holidays used to be sooo much different then - I spent every night cooking and everyday shopping for ingredients. Then, the weekends were back-to-back parties. Loading and unloading my car and making my way to clients' homes in the ice and snow.
I loved my job during the holidays - everyone was so gracious and their guests were usually very kind. I was fortunate to spend festive evenings in bustling homes that were filled with holiday cheer. The only problem was that those home weren't filled with my festive friends and family (except when Mike was my happy helper).
This year we packed our holiday entertaining schedule to the max and hosted a family party (Emma's Birthday), an open house for everyone on our new street and a small dinner party. Tonight, I'm sharing photos from our small dinner party for 5 - us, our 2 guests and Emma.
As you can see, I reworked the floral arrangement from Emma's birthday party by adding clove studded oranges and red/orange amaryllis to the pink amaryllis, magnolia and cedar.
A photo of the simply set table just before dinner.
Light snacks with wine before dinner.
The evening's entertainment...
Goat Cheese & Roasted Beet Salad over greens with a Lemon Vinaigrette
A new dessert created from my old creme brulee recipe...
Milk Chocolate Creme Brulee (pre-caramelized top!)
Stay tuned for recipes and more photos from our holiday parties!
Last week we hosted three parties. Wheew. Three years ago, I would have said that I'd catered 3+ parties this week. The holidays used to be sooo much different then - I spent every night cooking and everyday shopping for ingredients. Then, the weekends were back-to-back parties. Loading and unloading my car and making my way to clients' homes in the ice and snow. I loved my job during the holidays - everyone was so gracious and their guests were usually very kind. I was fortunate to spend festive evenings in bustling homes that were filled with holiday cheer. The only problem was that those home weren't filled with my festive friends and family (except when Mike was my happy helper).
This year we packed our holiday entertaining schedule to the max and hosted a family party (Emma's Birthday), an open house for everyone on our new street and a small dinner party. Tonight, I'm sharing photos from our small dinner party for 5 - us, our 2 guests and Emma.
As you can see, I reworked the floral arrangement from Emma's birthday party by adding clove studded oranges and red/orange amaryllis to the pink amaryllis, magnolia and cedar.
A photo of the simply set table just before dinner.
Light snacks with wine before dinner.
The evening's entertainment...
Goat Cheese & Roasted Beet Salad over greens with a Lemon Vinaigrette
A new dessert created from my old creme brulee recipe...
Milk Chocolate Creme Brulee (pre-caramelized top!)
Stay tuned for recipes and more photos from our holiday parties!
A Peak Around our House the Night (okay, two nights...) Before Christmas
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Here is a peak around our house just before Christmas! Last night Santa (a.k.a. Mike's parents!) made a stop at our house and left this antique sleigh complete with red and robins egg blue paint - isn't it perfect? 
I filled our urns with sprigs of cedar and piles of ornaments (non glass, but glass-looking). The glittered ones look so great and sparkly at night.
Our tree, a Frasier Fir, is decked with upholstery strapping and ornaments, as always.
All of the gifts (but one from Mike to Emma) are wrapped in brown paper and satin ribbon. I know brown kraft paper is really popular right now, but I've loved it for as long as I can remember. For the last 30 years my Aunt Lisa has wrapped gifts in her signature craft paper and plaid ribbon. At some point, maybe 15 years ago, I adopted her wrapping style.
Emma loves to unstack and re-stack the presents. She particularly loves the packages with the red satin ribbons, which happen to be hers... smart girl! Maybe she can read her name written on the packages in gold sharpie.
I love this pillow featuring a vintage woody wagon that I picked up at Pottery Barn.
The mantle has fake (gasp!) white pine sprigs with real magnolia leaves inserted in it.
I love the combo of the two AND the real magnolia leaves seem to make the fake pine look real. Bonus.
A bay leaf wreath in the kitchen.
Potted paperwhites in the kitchen.
Packaged snowflake cookies ready for delivery.
A Bay Leaf Wreath in the dinning room.
A tree in our bedroom dormer.
Merry Christmas, Everyone!
Here is a peak around our house just before Christmas! Last night Santa (a.k.a. Mike's parents!) made a stop at our house and left this antique sleigh complete with red and robins egg blue paint - isn't it perfect? I filled our urns with sprigs of cedar and piles of ornaments (non glass, but glass-looking). The glittered ones look so great and sparkly at night.
Our tree, a Frasier Fir, is decked with upholstery strapping and ornaments, as always.
All of the gifts (but one from Mike to Emma) are wrapped in brown paper and satin ribbon. I know brown kraft paper is really popular right now, but I've loved it for as long as I can remember. For the last 30 years my Aunt Lisa has wrapped gifts in her signature craft paper and plaid ribbon. At some point, maybe 15 years ago, I adopted her wrapping style.
Emma loves to unstack and re-stack the presents. She particularly loves the packages with the red satin ribbons, which happen to be hers... smart girl! Maybe she can read her name written on the packages in gold sharpie.
I love this pillow featuring a vintage woody wagon that I picked up at Pottery Barn.
The mantle has fake (gasp!) white pine sprigs with real magnolia leaves inserted in it.
I love the combo of the two AND the real magnolia leaves seem to make the fake pine look real. Bonus.
A bay leaf wreath in the kitchen.
Potted paperwhites in the kitchen.
Packaged snowflake cookies ready for delivery.
A Bay Leaf Wreath in the dinning room.
A tree in our bedroom dormer.
Merry Christmas, Everyone!
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