3 Ring Binder

Found in the ephemera of my daughter's constant doodling, here is a curious list of scattered historic statements and slogans. I thought some of them were random ideas without historical significance, but, as she so gleefully explained, I was wrong. Your task is to put them in chronological order - bonus points for telling me the historic significance of each. For those of you not fluent in reading my homeschooler's lamentable handwriting, here is the list: Eureka! No taxation without representation Let them eat cake! Et tu, Brute? Liberty or death! Blood and iron Liberty, Equality, Fraternity Know thyself HA. H and A spells "HA." Thus, with a kiss, I die. They ride on sticks! The die is cast.

This is the last furry set for Friday Fun quizzes (for humans - tomorrow I'll have some dog challenges). We’ll be heading out to the second day of the WKC Dog Show on Tuesday morning, returning Wednesday afternoon, and, except for a follow-up Flash Tour post, my dog days are over —for a little while, at least. First, there is the Dogs Around the World  quiz from PBS. Like Jeopardy, there are hints in the questions, but it provides only a picture and some facts about the dog. Here's a dog breed in the quiz that I had never heard of before:  Dogo Argentino anyone?  Now that you know its name, you should get this one right. Then there is this series of Animal Planet/Eukanuba – Be the Judge tests.  Really, that’s all I've ever wanted to be is a judge, and happily I get to do that many, many thousands of times a day. In fact, it is essential to life. But here, you get to answer questions that Dog Show judges would need to know, such as which breed belong...

I had no idea the motion of its tongue was so complicated! It’s no wonder that when I tried to imitate the action as a little kid pretending to be a dog, my forward lapping thing seemed so inadequate. What I thought was a simple roll of the tongue to scoop the water into its mouth is really a shallow front roll and big back of the tongue curled lift motion. Two scoops! I’m not sure it’s any more efficient than my earlier efforts, however, it certainly explains the splash range around the water bowl. Since I’m guessing that some of you are trying to mimic that motion right now, I’ll tell you while all mammals may have the same set of tongue muscles, I don’t think we can make that shape .  If you want to test your ability to identify the name and placement of Canine Tongue Muscles – and who wouldn’t—here’s a little quiz for you.  I got a 28%.  Go me. See other fun PurposeGames and test your knowledge.

1. Odd Dog Out One of these dogs is not like the others, Two of these dogs are kind of the same, Now you should guess which one is not like the others, Before I finish my game. Seriously, that one was pretty easy.  For extra points, name the breeds. 2. Doppelganger Which of these breeds stars in Because of Winn Dixie ? Which does not? Hint: It’s the French relative of Jean-Luc, the other is Belgian, silly. This one is much harder. 3. Swapping Spitz Match the breed names with the dogs left to right: Shiba Inu Icelandic Sheepdog Finnish Spitz I often have a difficult time distinguishing between the smiling faces of these sweet spitzen. Spitzi? Spaetzle ? 4.  Puppy or Papa Purebred? When I grow up, I want to be a Groenendael , said the ____________________. It’s easy to see which one is different, but it’s a little harder to tell me why. Good luck!

My friend Fiddler at Rockhound Place tagged me to answer five questions in a blog post and then to rope in another set of bloggers with my own questions that I’ve been burning to ask them. Okay, those aren’t the exact words, but close enough. First, the questions from Fiddler and my answers: 1.    What book from your childhood do you remember the most, and why? I distinctly remember curling up on my bed one summer morning and reading The Hundred and One Dalmatians , by Dodie Smith.   I was completely enthralled and impressed that there was a book to go with the movie, and that the book was so much better than the movie !   I think I was ten. Sadly, Colin Firth was neither in the movie, nor, to my knowledge, does he own a Dalmatian. 2.    What type of music do you enjoy the most?  Please include examples! That’s tough because my answer changes with my mood. Some baroque, classical, or operatic pieces can bring alternating tears of joy and sadne...

Based on some paragraphs of personal fiction writing, I write like Vladimir Nabokov I Write Like by Mémoires, Mac journal software . Analyze your writing! Based on some paragraphs from a blog post . I write like Raymond Chandler I Write Like by Mémoires, Mac journal software . Analyze your writing! Apparently I also write like David Foster Wallace, Johathan (not to be confused with Jo n athan) Swift, Margaret Mitchell, and Charles Dickens, so this is clearly a very scientific and conclusive test. For some actual substance, head on over to The Playful Spirit where Rachel is hosting the third anniversary edition of the Objectivist Round Up .

Do not fret dear readers: this is not a poem about the breakdown of collagen or deep tissue wrinkles (mostly because I couldn't think of anything that rhymed with either of those). This is about the year you turned old according to definitive musical test in the Chicago Tribune (via How Not to Act Old ). As expected, I was loving life and living young until the year my son was born - then, I hit a wall. I have no idea what "Roll With It" by Steve Winwood sounds like. Luckily I regained my youth (and vitality, if you can call it that given the song) the following year with "Right Here Waiting" by Richard Marx. Oddly, the years surrounding my second child's birth leave me staring blankly at the list. Huh? But the year between those two, the year she was born, in fact the very moments in which she was born, her deliverer (aka: my surgeon) and I were discussing how his wife loved UB40 (Pay attention in there, Doc! I may need that gigantic purple organ in the ...

Thanks to Kim , I submitted my blog for a "readability test". That's an interesting idea, but I have to wonder, what words, or phrase combinations could I possibly have used to generate that "level of education required" to understand my blog?