A Journal of chimeras (brief postings that vanish)

Copyright Mel. White, 2011-2020

Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Self Defense for seniors and disabled

 One of the better options for self defense is a cane.  It's useful for walking, legal to carry anywhere, and doesn't require licenses or anything special.  Here's a collection of videos on canes for self-defense:


If you only learn one move, this is the one to know:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpjBwJmBaT8


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pULOnrVEmGs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zo1G1cpOaBQ


Random thought.  This is the time (before January 2025) to push through any government-related document you might want or need.  Once the number of people in government gets slashed, getting ANYthing done is going to take freakin' forever.

Wednesday, June 28, 2023

Duncan & Mallory novels

 

Link to my Amazon page: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Mel.-White/author/B007FHDCHE



Sunday, October 18, 2020

Class links - Egyptology week 1

 Recent finds in Egypt: 

https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/new-egyptian-mummies-0014355


Recommended:



Oriental Institute of Chicago on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OrientalInstitute

My favorite Egyptologists
  • Geraldine Pinch
  • Joyce Tyldesley
  • James P. Allen
  • Jan Assman
Fun reading:  The Amelia Peabody books by Egyptologist Barbara Mertz



Saturday, August 1, 2020

Class links - Roaring Twenties - 08/03/20

An hour of twenties music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYNEJITxi2Y  

A good look at the "Other Half" - Rosalind Russel in "Auntie Mame"

Jeanne Toussaint

What the English language pages don't tell you about Jeanne Toussaint

Debutante practice for presentation to queen

The Sloaney (luxury lifestyle magazine)


Listverse:  the wildest parties in history:

Graphic Novel - Lackadaisy (which will also be an animated short film)

Oheka Castle - the second largest private home (now a hotel) in the US



Friday, July 24, 2020

Class Links - Roaring Twenties - July 27, 2020

Some of the fun things to explore today!

Cookbooks

Mary Ronald's Century Cookbook on Archive.org
https://archive.org/stream/cu31924003579038#page/n1/mode/2up

Perry Ladies' Cookbook
http://www.kancoll.org/books/perry/index.html

A simple fruit shrub (fruit vinegar for drinking) - there are lots of recipes, some of them take months to make.  This one doesn't.

And since it's summer, a cherry-balsamic shrub 

Or how about "water pie"

Tents and campers of 1920-1930 (in case you want an adventure)


Short filmsBabe Ruth, King of Swat in "Perfect Control"


Link to Citizen Archivist for National Archives

Chautauqua Society

Thursday, July 23, 2020

2020 Bingo

Because things are just so strange this year - a collection of odd news stories that made people ask:

See the source image

News links included.  Updated when I run across stuff.

"Zombie cicadas" infected with mind-controlling fungus return to West Virginia
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/zombie-cicadas-infected-mind-controlling-fungus-west-virginia

This River Of Black Sludge Recorded In Arizona Is The Stuff Of Nightmares
https://allthatsinteresting.com/arizona-ash-flash-flood

07/18/2020 Giant swarm of flying ants spotted from space over UK 
https://news.sky.com/story/giant-swarm-of-flying-ants-spotted-from-space-over-uk-12030835

07/13/20 2020 adds "plague squirrels" to its apocalypse bingo card 
https://z100radio.iheart.com/content/2020-07-13-2020-adds-plague-squirrels-to-its-apocalypse-bingo-card/

07/01/20 Part of Lassen Volcanic National Park closed after angry otter bites swimmer - 
https://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/California-lake-closed-after-angry-otter-bites-15380136.php

07/01/20 - National coin shortage has retailers pleading for exact change 
https://nypost.com/2020/07/01/national-coin-shortage-has-retailers-pleading-for-exact-change/?fbclid=IwAR3Z7D3c-sp0x_NAojNnfWpoDhq7wQiRNy4IINj2QAHm9Xc00jK4WMMvYsY

06/14/20 Locusts Are A Plague Of Biblical Scope In 2020. Why? And ... What Are They Exactly?
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/06/14/876002404/locusts-are-a-plague-of-biblical-scope-in-2020-why-and-what-are-they-exactly

05/29/20 Monkey steals COVID-19 blood samples from a lab technician in India  
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/monkey-steals-covid-19-blood-samples-from-a-lab-technician-in-india/ar-BB14MhGm

05/27/20 More Than 100,000 People Have Now Died From COVID-19 In The U.S. - 
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/100000-us-coronavirus-deaths_n_5ebd9b0bc5b66e2790db0a8b

05/25/20 George Floyd protests 
https://web.archive.org/web/20200602235547/https://www.nytimes.com/article/george-floyd-protests-timeline.html

05/18/20 Freshwater river turns blood-red ‘like a biblical plague of Egypt’
https://nypost.com/2020/05/18/freshwater-river-turns-blood-red-like-a-biblical-plague-of-egypt/

05/04/20 'Murder Hornets,' with sting that can kill, land in US 
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/murder-hornets-sting-kill-lands-us-70495354

04/07/20 Record-size hole opens in ozone layer above the Arctic 
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/apr/07/record-size-hole-opens-in-ozone-layer-above-the-arctic

04/07/20 Chernobyl radiation levels spike as forest fires rage - 
https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/06/europe/chernobyl-fire-radiation-scli-intl-scn/index.html

01/10/20 Enormous 'Megafire' In Australia Engulfs 1.5 Million Acres 
https://www.npr.org/2020/01/10/795169417/enormous-mega-fire-in-australia-engulfs-1-5-million-acres