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reenactorMost of the fallen soldiers managed to stumble into the shelter of the covered bridge before breathing their last, but others were especially dedicated. And wearing authentic orange, plastic ear protection.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dscn0835.jpgReenactment CelebrationHuzzah!https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dscn0780.jpgCass River Colonial Reenactment ponchoWe attended our reenactment in period-appropriate plastic ponchos.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/runwayknights.gifrunwayknightsThus began a long tradition of the very serious portrayal of Medieval knights throughout British culture.2022-04-20T21:41:23+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2022/04/14/one-angry-egyptian-princess/2022-05-21T04:50:36+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2022/04/07/bathed-in-journalistic-integrity/2022-05-21T04:55:10+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2022/03/31/a-conflict-among-the-stars/2022-04-01T00:38:52+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2020/01/02/my-babylonian-resolution/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/drawer.jpgdrawerThe sad part is that I didn't have to stage this picture. I really probably should get more organized in 2020.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/new-years-day-4707619__340.jpgnew-years-day-4707619__340https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/sleepy-christmas.jpgsleepy christmasAnd I'm done. photo credit: Carol (vanhookc) <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/97651299@N00/11144415574">Dreaming of Dec. 25th</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">(license)</a>2022-03-30T14:37:13+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2020/03/19/fake-it-til-you-make-it/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/homeschool2.jpghomeschool2Hang in there. We'll all be back to our normal routines eventually. photo credit: woodleywonderworks <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/73645804@N00/3722745648">first drop of water is the best drop of water</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/homeschool.jpghomeschoolIf you're not used to it, working from home can be tough for everybody. photo credit: woodleywonderworks <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/73645804@N00/4274040778">boy, with homework</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/david_by_michelangelo_fir_jbu013.jpg'David'_by_Michelangelo_Fir_JBU013I mean he really was a pretty good sculptor. David by Michelangelo. Jörg Bittner Unna / CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/sistine_chapel_ceiling_photo_2.jpgSistine_Chapel_ceiling_photo_2You might have heard of this little thing he did over in Vatican City. Sistine Chapel Ceiling painted by Michelangelo. By Aaron Logan, from http://www.lightmatter.net/gallery/italy/4_G & Talmoryair / Public domain2022-03-28T21:26:59+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2020/03/26/advice-for-good-health-from-1838/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/readatnight.jpgreadatnightNot to question a doctor who attended almost a full year of medical school, which is still almost a year more than I did, I actually recommend this.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/bloodletting.jpgbloodlettingAt least no one is suggesting this is a good idea anymore. Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/journal-2850091__340.jpgjournal-2850091__340Even my attempt to journal about the experience of living in this strange time (for the benefit of future historical fiction writers) has been sporadic at best.2022-03-15T20:14:21+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2020/04/16/modern-day-plague-fashion/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/homemade-mask.jpghomemade maskI might be smiling, But you'll never know.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/dr-smurf.jpgdr smurfThe less frightening garb of the modern, much more competent, plague doctor. Still a little scary, but much better.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/plague_doctor_drawing.jpgPlague_doctor_drawingAnd in case you had just a little bit of hope you might power your way through the plague, here comes this terrifying creature to make sure you're nice and comfortable and scared out of your mind.2022-03-15T20:12:08+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2020/04/23/click-to-buy-one-size-fits-no-one/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sears-home.jpgsears homeI don't even like ordering socks! By Sears, Roebuck & Co. - Sears Roebuck Catalog (1922), Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9877226https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/mall-sears.jpgmall searsSeriously, it’s got to be one of the biggest business miscalculations of all time that instead of becoming the premier online catalog behemoth, Sears went the way of the empty mall anchor store. photo credit: jjbers <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/148374920@N02/32575323467">Closing Sears (Crystal Mall, Waterford, Connecticut)</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sunglasses.jpgsunglassesThis is just the kind of picture that would make me think ordering a pair of giant blue framed sunglasses would be a great idea. It wouldn't be. Right?2022-03-15T20:10:12+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2020/04/30/shave-and-a-haircut-and-a-tooth-extraction/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/haircut-1.jpghaircutI was glad I had a brave guinea pig. Look at those hands—steady as a surgeon.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/haircut.jpghaircutStandard issue surgical equipment. photo credit: Cross Duck <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/18909153@N08/49696705061">Social distancing drives you up the WAHL</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/barber-pole.jpgbarber poleIn some sates there are tight regulations about what kinds of businesses are allowed to hang a barber pole. Good thing, too. No one wants to accidentally wander into a beauty shop for an amputation. photo credit: Singing With Light <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/11384441@N06/3083745545">Haircut time</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">(license)</a>2022-03-15T20:09:24+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2020/05/07/meanwhile-ufos/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/blue-angel.jpgblue angelA much more intimidating Hornet. photo credit: wbaiv <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/9998127@N06/48831489446">Blue Angels Fleet Week SF 2015 DSC_0670 (1)</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/ufo.jpgUFOAs the US Navy is quick to point out, "UFO" doesn't necessarily mean alien spacecraft. It just means it could be a swarm of murder hornets for all we know. George Stock [4] / Public domainhttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/asian-giant-hornet.jpgasian giant hornetI mean, I'm not saying it wouldn't make me a little nervous to meet this thing in a dark alley, but it's possible we're being a tad overdramatic here. Asian Giant (MURDER) Hornet. Thomas Brown / CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)2022-03-15T20:08:44+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2022/03/17/notice-shenanigans/2022-07-16T16:26:55+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2020/05/14/no-one-can-say-i-didnt-dance/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/dance-2.jpgdance 2Actually there's no chandelier in my living room and we probably look more like this. Also, one of those two statements is true. photo credit: Pat McDonald <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58141116@N00/48186434211">Together</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/dance.jpgdanceIn my head we look like this. And there's a chandelier in my living room. Image via Pixabayhttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/micsing.jpgmicsingThis does look like it might not sound so good. But it also looks fun. 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Hans Holbein the Younger (1497/1498–1543) [Public domain or Public domain], via Wikimedia Commonshttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/recorderbagpipe.jpgrecorderbagpipeI think my biggest fear is that this new obsession with the recorder may rekindle his interest in the bagpipe.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/worstinstrument.jpgworstinstrumentStill the most unpleasant instrument in the world. photo credit: PeterThoeny <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/98786299@N00/30906986741">Care for a scotch whiskey?</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/">(license)</a>2022-02-09T19:41:30+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2022/01/20/the-practical-historian-has-no-taste/2022-01-26T17:39:58+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2022/01/13/big-ben-takes-a-tumble/2022-01-13T23:30:15+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2021/12/09/who-really-wrote-this-blog-post/2021-12-10T04:40:32+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2021/12/02/the-state-of-christmas-puke/2021-12-06T18:01:10+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2021/11/18/a-somewhat-subdued-book-launch/2022-01-13T23:29:47+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/coming-soon-a-book/2021-11-15T13:32:59+00:00weekly0.6https://sarah-angleton.com/smoke-rose-to-heaven-a-novel/2021-11-15T13:30:23+00:00weekly0.6https://sarah-angleton.com/2021/11/04/the-great-american-book-cover/2021-12-01T23:22:37+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2021/10/07/the-misadventures-of-a-mad-hatter/2021-10-08T00:15:27+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2021/09/23/my-new-favorite-tee-shirt-and-the-camaraderie-of-misery/2021-12-22T18:17:37+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2021/09/16/the-naked-truth-about-pirates/2021-09-17T19:01:47+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2021/08/26/taking-a-crack-at-chiropractic-care/2021-09-10T12:33:09+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2021/09/02/dreaming-of-the-island-nation-of-angletonia/2021-09-02T17:21:17+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2021/08/19/leave-the-poop-take-the-rocks/2021-10-07T12:22:41+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2021/08/05/a-salute-to-twenty-one/2021-08-07T17:06:08+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2021/07/08/the-overheard-musings-of-a-milkmaid/2021-07-20T18:48:09+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2021/07/01/celebrating-the-not-quite-right-just-yet/2021-07-05T19:14:55+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2021/06/24/going-nowhere-for-fun-and-torture/2021-07-27T04:16:13+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2021/06/17/i-cannot-post-a-lie-a-lesson-in-irony/2021-07-20T18:29:56+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2021/06/03/investing-in-crypto-engines/2021-06-09T01:33:36+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2021/05/27/looking-to-the-skies/2021-05-30T03:15:39+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2021/05/20/follow-the-bigwigs/2021-06-02T11:16:03+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2021/05/13/total-robot-domination/2021-06-13T21:47:05+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2021/05/06/a-surefire-cure-for-the-hiccups/2021-06-22T02:21:40+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2021/04/29/in-praise-and-laudation-of-the-most-excellent-and-illustrious-roget/2021-05-29T19:32:32+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2021/04/22/every-day-is-book-day/2021-06-23T19:42:49+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2021/04/08/chew-on-this/2021-05-09T04:36:28+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2021/04/01/weight-for-it/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/live-1003646_1920-2.jpglive-1003646_19202021-04-07T03:00:59+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2021/03/18/singing-badly-into-the-phone/2021-03-19T15:10:24+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2021/03/11/a-lot-of-nerve/2021-03-12T11:57:11+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2021/03/04/a-brush-with-normalcy/2021-03-05T06:06:46+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2021/02/25/a-new-hobby-in-the-bag/2021-02-27T23:34:44+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2021/02/18/confessions-of-a-box-hoarder/2021-04-30T22:20:09+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2014/07/03/oh-the-places-ive-never-gone-a-story-of-spam/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/spambigfoot.jpgspambigfootEven Big Foot loves SPAM. https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/spamfront1.jpgspamfrontIn case you can't read it, that phone number is 800-LUV-SPAM, so you can get all of your SPAM and SPAM Museum-related questioned answered. I'm sure you have many. https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/spammap.jpgspammap2021-02-18T13:37:17+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2021/02/04/which-commercial-will-you-root-for/2021-02-05T15:37:49+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2021/01/28/life-stinks-deal-with-it/2023-02-05T19:23:56+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2021/01/07/like-a-bat-out-of-hell/2021-03-26T06:56:14+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2018/12/13/interview-with-a-krampus/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/krampuswarning.jpgkrampuswarningKrampus is useful if you need to keep the kiddos out of the room where the Christmas gifts are hidden.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/carolers.jpgcarolersI would give these people figgy pudding if they showed up on my doorstep.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/krampus2.jpgkrampus2One Christmas tradition I think I could do without.2020-12-03T14:49:22+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2020/12/03/cookie-problem/2021-03-05T11:41:39+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2020/11/12/the-weeks-not-over-yet/2020-11-16T20:09:59+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2020/10/01/socially-distant-zombies/2020-10-03T20:21:20+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2020/09/24/a-not-so-sticky-post/2020-10-01T00:32:40+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2020/09/10/hat-smashing-shenanigans/2020-09-12T00:38:17+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2020/09/03/i-can-can-can-you/2020-09-05T01:59:30+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2020/08/20/the-greatest-travel-monkey-ever/2020-08-20T22:16:40+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2020/08/06/shake-it-off/2020-08-13T22:06:04+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2020/07/30/authors-recognition-award/2020-08-11T12:56:23+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2020/07/09/an-unexpected-need-for-change/2020-07-10T10:58:04+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2020/06/25/beer-pumpkins-and-other-blue-things/2020-06-25T23:35:30+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2020/06/11/9972/2020-08-05T02:50:25+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2020/04/09/puzzled-over-the-novel-corona-virus/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/puzzle-shelf.jpgpuzzle shelfIt is my sincere hope we don't make it through all of these before this is said and done.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/puzzleunfinished.jpgpuzzleunfinishedMy current living room situation. The dog is loving his puzzle table den.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/puzzlemania.pngpuzzlemaniaJust some of the social isolation shenanigans that have occurred in my living room in the last few weeks.2020-04-13T21:10:00+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2020/04/02/my-immediate-travel-plans/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/live-reading.pngLive Readinghttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/travel-778338__340.jpgtravel-778338__340Someday this will be me again.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/semicolon.pngSemicolonAn artist's rendering of the approximate geographical shape of San Serriffe, featuring the islands of Upper Caisse and Lower Caisse. https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/zoombeach.pngZoomBeachThis is the island beach from which I will be attending all Zoom meetings, as soon as I can figure out how to do it. It's probably Cocobanana.2020-04-02T23:30:28+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2020/03/12/the-greatest-necessity-of-the-age/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/launchingsheep-coverimage.jpgLaunchingSheep-CoverImageAs the not-so-sage author of a book classified by some as a “bathroom reader,” I want to reassure you that should you need to sacrifice a few pages, I anticipate no supply issues for replacement copies.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/tp-toll-patent.pngtp toll patentObviously this patent drawing has something to add to the over/under toilet paper roll debate, but I tend to avoid controversy on this blog and so I'll refrain from pointing out the correctness here. Seth Wheeler / Public domainhttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/toilet-paper.jpgtoilet paperI’m not worried about running out. My own great state of Missouri is home to the world’s largest roll of toilet paper, a two-ton testament to hygiene, created by Charmin and housed at the Ripley’s Museum in Branson. photo credit: derekGavey <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/45170709@N06/4300871207">An Ecological Conundrum</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">(license)</a>2020-03-15T14:08:07+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2020/03/05/more-brains-than-any-two-engineers/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/rooster.jpgroosterMaybe the rooster was lucky on a bridge crossing because he already had so much experience crossing the road? https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/caisson.jpgcaissonInside views of the East River Bridge caisson, Brooklyn, N.Y. 1870. Miscellaneous Items in High Demand, PPOC, Library of Congress / Public domainhttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/tacoma-bridge.giftacoma bridgeA suspension bridge not completed by Emily Warren Roebling. Tacoma Narrows Bridge failure (1940).https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/emily-roebling.jpgEmily RoeblingEmily did give birth to the couple's only son in 1867 so I suppose engineering wasn't the ONLY thing they did on their honeymoon. Carolus-Duran / Public domain2020-03-07T03:01:29+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2020/02/27/an-extra-day-and-a-hot-mess/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/gregory-xii.pngGregory XIIPope Gregory XII, a man whose calendar was not a hot mess. Justus van Gent / Public domainhttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/groundhog-4814471__340.jpggroundhog-4814471__340Any month that starts off with a groundhog is pretty okay in my book. Picture by hatlerbratton, via Pixabayhttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/julius-caesar-death.jpgjulius caesar deathJulius Caesar wishing February had been a little bit longer, because March wasn't looking so good for him. Vincenzo Camuccini / Public domain2020-02-28T21:44:32+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2020/02/20/a-blog-tour-in-the-bag/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/smokebigbook.jpgSmokeBigBookMe without a paper bag on my head, and feeling just the tiniest bit uncomfortable.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/paperbagcraft.jpgpaperbagcraftAnd obviously some people have also spent way more time thinking about uses for paper grocery bags than I have. But this is cool! photo credit: georigami <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69208357@N00/49484922218">Andrew Hudson's Nova Bind</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/paperbaghead.jpgpaperbagheadphoto credit: Flооd <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/97223988@N00/6854990320">How You Doin'?</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">(license)</a>2020-05-02T05:13:36+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2020/02/06/9743/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/bomsmoke.jpgBoMSmokehttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/smoking-gun.jpgsmoking gunphoto credit: AppleDave <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/9772804@N05/2814789540">Smoking Gun</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/tweet-this.pngTweet this2020-02-13T14:23:41+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2020/01/30/four-score-and-seven-words-to-go/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/gettysburg-address-1.jpgGettysburg addressLincoln's in there somewhere making a few appropriate marks. Just upper left of center, I think. Photographer attributions vary from unidentified (William Frassanito) to Mathew Brady (NARA) and David Bachrach (1845-1921) (Center for Civil War Photography). [Public domain]2020-02-13T05:13:35+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2020/01/23/four-wheels-and-a-hint-of-danger/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/little-driver.jpg_MG_2365How I see my teenager when he sits behind the wheel. photo credit: Alex E. Proimos <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34120957@N04/6926000084">Learning to Drive</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/permit-driver.jpgpermit driverOur version of a crier on a bicycle. Trouble is you don't see it until he's already driven past.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/ford_quadricycle_crop.jpgFord_quadricycle_cropIf I saw this coming down the road I'd probably get out of the way. Ford's Quadricycle. Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons2020-01-30T15:56:50+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2020/01/16/whats-in-a-name/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/mlk.jpgmlkMartine Luther King, Jr. National Archives at College Park [Public domain]https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/martin_luther_1529.jpgMartin_Luther,_1529Martin Luther, by Lucas Cranach the Elder [Public domain]2020-01-21T02:45:12+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2020/01/09/what-to-do-in-the-meantime/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/smokefrontcover.jpgSmokeFrontCoverComing soon!https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/voynich2.pngVoynich2Ohhhh… so that's what it says. Excerpt from the Voynich Manuscript. Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons. https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/voynich1.jpgVoynich1I chose not to highlight one of the illustrations with naked ladies, as this is a family-friendly blog. Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons2020-01-21T15:25:33+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2019/12/12/i-said-the-cow/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/cow-1530609__340.jpgSONY DSCMaybe cows white and red in 12th century France? Or couldn't the cow all white and brown have given the baby a place to lay down? Just thought. photo credit: Hindrik S <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/63991153@N00/4882123034">hey man</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/choral-3871734__340.pngchoral-3871734__3402019-12-17T19:54:28+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2019/12/05/bravely-throwing-out-a-piece-of-the-soul/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/equation.jpgequationBest mathematical mystery I read this year. That's a thing, right?https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/boneshaker.jpgboneshakerThe best steampunk I read in 2019.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/mymothershouse.jpgmymothershouseA memoir I liked a lot.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/attachments-1.jpgattachmentsA romance I quite enjoyed this year.2019-12-06T04:13:43+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2019/11/14/handkerchiefs-ribbon-and-necessity/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/bride-727004__340.jpgbride-727004__340I bet she's not wearing a corset, either. Image courtesy of Pixabay.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/corset-2809179__340.pngcorset-2809179__340Ouch! Image courtesy of Pixabayhttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/brassic3a8re_-_mary_phelps_jacob.pngBrassière_-_Mary_Phelps_JacobSo much better than a corset. By Mary Phelps Jacob - Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons2019-11-15T06:05:26+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2019/11/07/november-is-for-beards/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/realbeardlincon.jpgrealbeardlinconBewhiskered Lincoln in 1863. It takes a wise president to embrace criticism about his hair. By Alexander Gardner, Public Domainhttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/bearddrawlincoln.pngbearddrawlincolnNow, who's that handsome, bearded gentleman? By T.P. Pearson, Public Domain.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/beardless-lincoln.pngbeardless lincolnLincoln in 1858, in need of a beard. By T.P. Pearson, Public Domain2019-12-05T15:52:59+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2019/10/31/where-can-i-find-a-ghost-like-that/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ouija-board-4553829__340.jpgouija-board-4553829__340https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/typewriter-584696__340.pngtypewriter-584696__340https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/pearl_curran.jpgPearl_CurranPearl Curran too the term "ghostwriter" to the next level. by Walter Franklin Prince [Public domain]2019-12-05T15:51:50+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2019/10/24/the-great-pumpkin-and-the-good-candy/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/halloween-candy-1014629__340.jpghalloween-candy-1014629__340There's no candy corn or weird black and orange taffy at this house. Public Domain, via Pixabay.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/cutepumpkin.jpgcutepumpkinLooks like a pretty great pumpkin to me. Public Domain, via Pixabayhttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/greatpumpkin.jpggreatpumpkinI don't typically decorate for Halloween, but this I could get behind. It would go well with all the creepy goblins and grave stones in my neighbors' yards. Public Domain, via Pixabay2019-10-25T16:31:23+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2019/10/17/wu-whats-up-with-this-arg-acronym-rich-environment/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/spelling.jpgSpellingIt's shocking, really, how much time we waste in classroom teaching kids basic spelling and speaking skills. Like they'll ever use them in RL. photo credit: PlusLexia.com <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/153278281@N07/26765655609">Spelling</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/text.jpgtextI wonder if whatever he's typing with his thumbs has the recipient responding with a ROTFLUTS. Though I admit I've never seen anyone rolling on the floor laughing unable to speak because of a text message.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/troosevelt.jpgTRooseveltPresident "Rucevelt," who IMHO may have overreached a little in this instance.2019-10-21T21:53:58+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2019/10/10/why-does-my-wrist-hurt/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/douglas_adams_portrait_cropped.jpgdouglas adams inspired "Hitch hikers guide to the galaxy" H2G2Douglas Adams, the man behind the nerdy obsession with the number 42. Michael Hughes [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)]https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/dontpanic.jpgdontpanicGood advice for 42-year-olds as well as intergalactic hitchhikers. photo credit: artnoose <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/37625203@N00/38477090710">Don’t panic with blue envelope</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/hitchhikers.jpghitchhiker's2019-10-21T03:38:00+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2019/10/03/why-i-want-to-be-a-science-y-lemming/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/alone-480474__340.jpgalone-480474__340Admittedly this doesn't look like as much fun as jumping off a bridge, but it doesn't look so terrible, either.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/oscar-3679610__340.jpgoscar-3679610__340And the award for Best Animal Cruelty in a Nature Documentary goes too. . . https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/jump.jpgjumpI mean, it looks fun, yeah? photo credit: jeffschwartz <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/44243631@N00/2243680">decisive moment</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/lemming_1.jpgLemming_(1)Lemming not in the process of committing suicide. Argus fin [Public domain]2019-10-15T04:45:09+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2019/09/26/outsmarting-sawdust-and-dog-hair/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/vacuum.jpgvacuumSo far the new vacuum really sucks, which in this case, is a good thing.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ozzie-sleeping.jpgOzzie sleepingThis has been a sleeping-on-top-of-your-blanket kind of a fall. Also, you may not be able to tell from this picture, but I'm pretty sure this dog is practically bald.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/melville-bissell.jpgMelville BissellMelville Bissel, a man who outsmarted sawdust because his wife told him to. Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons2019-09-27T02:24:14+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2017/08/31/game-of-allergens/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/onthethrone.jpgonthethroneNo throne is worth intenstionally exposing yourself to a known allergen. But maybe it's worth a curse or two? If you have dragons.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dragon.jpgdragonI suspect I'm allergic to dragons. photo credit: SnoShuu <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85888233@N00/356438579">Dragon</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/richardthird.jpgrichardthirdDescribed by his detractors as a hunch-backed and deformed troll-ish sort of a man, Richard III was probably just a normal-ish looking guy. Unless you gave him strawberries. By Unknown, British School - Royal Collection of the United Kingdom, Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons2022-05-05T18:51:38+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2019/09/19/bobbling-along-with-style/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cardinal-bobbleheads-2.jpgcardinal bobbleheadsMy husband is fond of saying, "There's no more agreeable activity than dusting a collection of bobbleheads."https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/japanesebobblehead.jpgjapanesebobbleheadThis is a Japanese "nodder" doll that dates to the 16th century, though bobblehead-style dolls are probably older than that. Cleveland Museum of Art [CC0], Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commonshttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/popebobblehead.jpgpopebobbleheadThis could be yours for just $19.99 on Amazon right now. No, seriously.2019-09-20T01:23:54+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2019/09/12/stupid-holidays-but-milkshakes/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/blender.jpgblenderI received this Hamilton Beach blender as a wedding gift more than 19 years ago. To the best of my knowledge it has only ever been used to make chocolate milkshakes.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/shake.jpgFather's Day Chocolate Milkshake with BokehI'll celebrate that. photo credit: marrngtn (Manuel) <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/45359770@N00/2582340425">Father's Day Treat</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/">(license)</a>2019-09-12T21:28:01+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2019/09/05/research-cannons-and-great-big-nerds/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cannon.jpgcannonI probably won't face cannon fire to gain access to the archive material I need, but if I make a historical mistake in my novel all bets are off.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/star-wars-1724901__340.jpgstar-wars-1724901__340Darth Vader. Also probably no match for a determined archivist with a cannon.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/samuel_houston.jpgSamuel_houstonSam Houston, a man who is no match for a determined archivist with a cannon. By National Portrait Gallery of Distinguished Americans. Philadelphia: D. Rice & A. N. Hart, 1854., Public Domain2019-09-06T17:04:03+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2019/08/29/the-queen-of-strength-and-beauty/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/sandwina2.jpgsandwina2She's lifting three grown men. And she's wearing heels. I'd say the title of queen is well deserved. Bain News Service, publisher [Public domain]https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/sandwina1.jpgsandwina1Also known as the "Lady Hercules," Katie Sandwina was known for being feminine as well as uncommonly strong. University of Washington [Public domain]2019-08-31T00:17:16+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2019/08/22/ford-edison-and-the-quest-for-the-worlds-largest/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/vagabonds.jpgvagabondsGuinn's book peeks behind the scenes of these early road trips to explore the motives and strong personalities behind them. It's a great read!https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/redwing-1294702_960_720.jpgredwing-1294702_960_720Minnesota is the home to many of the world's largest road trip attractions, including both the biggest ball of twine in Darwin and this enormous boot in Redwing.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ford_1921.jpgFord_1921Henry Ford and his family truckster. Henry Ford and the original family truckster. New York, Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commonshttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/spam.jpgspamUnfortunately, due to time constraints and general lack of family interest, I once again missed the Spam Museum in Austin, MN. photo credit: Dick Thomas Johnson <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/31029865@N06/25852586523">Monty Python's Spamalot at Akasaka ACT Theater</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">(license)</a>2019-08-22T20:18:24+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2019/08/15/fruit-plants-cheap-coconuts-and-the-need-for-a-brilliant-editor/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/commas-save-lives.jpgcommas save liveshttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/hidey-hole.jpghidey holeIt's possible that I should also spend some time cleaning up the hidey hole in the basement.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/richardson.pngrichardsonWilliam Adam Richardson, probably not the best Secretary of the Treasury the US has ever had, and definitely in need of a brilliant editor. Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons2019-08-16T11:17:12+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2019/08/08/still-faster-than-spit/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/schoolcraft.jpgschoolcraftHenry Rowe Schoolcraft, not too proud to stop and ask for directions. Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commonshttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/itasca2-1.jpgItasca2Frankly I don't understand what all the fuss was about. There's a large sign. It makes it very easy to spot the source.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/itasca3.jpgItasca3https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/itasca1.jpgItasca1Lake Itasca, and some very slippery rocks. 2019-08-31T13:03:10+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2019/06/27/a-super-historically-significant-tour-of-new-orleans/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/cafedumonde.jpgcafedumondeThere are other places in New Orleans well worth a visit.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/royalpharmacy.jpgroyalpharmacyNow the site of Royal Pharmacy in the French Quarter of New Orleans, this is allegedly where the world's first cocktail was mixed. Except it wasn't.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ww2museum.jpgww2museumThis museum is massive and still growing. 2019-06-28T00:18:05+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2019/06/13/why-hello-there-stanley-woo-hoo/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/stanley-1.jpgstanleyBy Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1390419https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/premiere_coupe_stanley_1893.jpgPremiere_Coupe_Stanley_1893Original Stanley Cup - Library and Archives Canada, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15166382019-06-13T22:25:07+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2019/06/06/having-a-field-day/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/sock-256961__340.jpgsock-256961__340Field Day can get all kinds of crazy.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/popsicle.jpgpopsicleI mean, who doesn't love a good Popsicle?https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/lasso-golf.jpglasso golfBy far my least favorite Field Day game of all time. Oh the knots! By Wolff83 - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=21406979https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/icypops.jpgicypopsTechnically we did not hand out traditional Popsicles on sticks. These are less messy. And they come in blue flavor, which is evidently the favorite among the grade school crowd.2019-06-08T02:14:45+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2019/05/23/schools-out-time-for-dessert/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/fritzs.jpgfritz'sWorth the wait.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/amelia-and-eleanor.jpgamelia and eleanorKindred spirits Amelia Earhart and Eleanor Roosevelt, a little underdressed here for a spontaneous night flight to Baltimore. By Harris & Ewing - Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons2019-05-23T23:21:41+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2019/05/09/gardening-for-beer-beer-for-gardening/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/beer-2439237__340.jpgbeer-2439237__340https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/friendshipbrew-1.jpgfriendshipbrewMost of my friends seem to prefer a local-ish craft beer. I won't argue with them.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/pillbug_17152476067.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAI've never minded these fellas that much but if they're going to eat my baby plants, they can't stay. photo credit: Wanderin' Weeta <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/87137766@N00/3361778827">Big pillbug-3</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/gardenbeer.jpggardenbeerThere are bugs in my beer garden. And hopefully, eventually vegetables, too. 2019-05-10T21:25:45+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2019/05/02/oh-i-see-what-he-did-there/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/tessandsteve.jpgTessandSteveThe very gracious Tess Gerritsen with Sock Monkey Steve.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/cave.jpgcaveThe bull is a bold and clever choice here. image via Pixabayhttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/light-bulb.pnglight bulb2019-05-02T22:14:33+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2019/04/25/no-news-is-good-news/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/kardashian.jpgkardashianSome news I can definitely live without. photo credit: Eva Rinaldi Celebrity and Live Music Photographer <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58820009@N05/8002632513">Kim Kardashian</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/news-mic.jpgnews micMost of the time I really would rather listen to piano music. photo credit: San Diego City College <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/79722705@N07/30846585997">2018-0510-SDCCRTVFx008</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/on-air.jpgon airThe news never stops. Even when it does. photo credit: San Diego City College <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/79722705@N07/30846585557">2018-0510-SDCCRTVFx010</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">(license)</a>2019-04-26T03:02:13+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2019/04/18/some-words-and-a-cough-drop/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/cough-drops.jpgcough dropsSo many choices! What a time we live in.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/edgar-allan-poe.jpgEdgar Allan PoeEAP may not have been terribly photogenic, but he could be kind of funny when he had a mind to.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/mummy.jpgmummyCan you even imagine? By jalvear - originally posted to Flickr as Mummy at Louvre, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=71417592019-04-19T04:02:31+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2019/04/11/a-classy-post-about-a-loyal-dog-with-an-unfortunate-name/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/seamanpopcorn.jpgseamanpopcornPurple Seaman on the streets of St. Charles. Seems a little unnatural.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/seamanpostoffice.jpgseamanpostofficeA less classy blog might point out the humor in stating that you can find Seaman all over the city of St. Charles. https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/lewisandclarktrail.jpglewisandclarktrailSeaman didn't make the trail marker, but we know he was there.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/lewisclarkseaman.jpglewisclarkseamanLewis and Clark and Seaman. St. Charles, Missouri. Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons2019-04-11T23:43:55+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2019/04/04/all-your-kazoo-questions-answered/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/electric-kazoo.jpgelectric kazooI can honestly say I never imagined this.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/wazoogle.jpgwazoogleKazoo + Wazoo Horn + Bugle Bell = Wazooglehttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/kazoo-patent.jpgkazoo patent2019-04-04T23:53:29+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2019/03/21/considering-poll-dancing/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/phone.jpgphoneThere will always be people (like me) who won't answer their phones.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/gofm-frontcoveronly.jpgGofM-FrontCoverOnlyI don't have cover art for the new book yet, but as the two novels are closely related, it will be something that jives with this.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/george_gallup.pngGeorge_GallupGeorge H. Gallup. Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons2019-03-22T15:23:15+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2019/03/14/a-modern-day-not-a-fish-story/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/chicken-bones.jpgchicken bonesNot a bowl of sardines.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/jonah.jpgjonahJonah is Spewed Forth by a Whale by Gustave Doré [Public domain]https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/whale.jpgwhaleYes, dear reader, I am perfectly aware that this is a marine mammal and not a fish. Thank you for your concern.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/alien-birth.gifalien birth2019-03-15T22:09:47+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2019/02/28/wait-did-you-just-make-up-a-word/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/writer.jpgwriterA writer looking for just the right word.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/dictionary.jpgdictionarySo many words. photo credit: Merriam-Webster Inc. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/149964292@N05/34716435561">MW_Bookshelf_Unabridged_Vintage</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/">(license)</a>2019-03-02T22:45:14+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2019/02/21/revision-blogging-and-imaginary-fame/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/mark_twain_circa_1890.jpgMark_Twain_circa_1890https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/booktoursteve.jpgbooktoursteveSteve the Traveling Sock Monkey is ready to go!2019-02-26T05:50:24+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2019/02/14/huggin-it-out-for-millennia/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/hug.jpghugPretty sure my stress level went down just looking at this picture. Courtesy of Pixabayhttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/lovers.jpgloversLovers of Valdaro. Dagmar Hollmann [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], from Wikimedia Commons 2019-03-07T10:06:51+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2019/02/07/the-greatest-shoe-buying-orgy-in-history/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/shoes.jpgshoesNot my closet. But it probably could be. Image via Pixabayhttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/shoe-rations2.jpgshoe rations2By Unknown - https://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/nby_teich/id/9676, Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commonshttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/shoe-rations.jpgshoe rationsBy Charles Henry Alston, 1907-1977, Artist (NARA record: 3569253) - U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons2022-06-13T09:46:36+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2019/01/24/so-cold-the-secret-to-my-success/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/thermostat-1.jpgthermostatOne study suggests that a third of all couples argue over the temperature setting in their homes, and 40% of women admit to secretly turning up the heat when their significant other isn't looking. photo credit: EE Image Database <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/142581977@N03/29102487381">Woman giving the thumbs-up sign and pointing to a thermostat on the wall in her home</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ozziesun.jpgozziesunMy dog's favorite solar powered heating system.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/space-heater.jpgspace heaterThe secret to my success: a closed door and a space heater.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/office-attire.pngoffice attireDressed for a day at the office.2019-01-31T01:55:42+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2019/01/17/dirty-man-in-the-snow/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/mt-everest.jpgmt everestIf I were a large, possibly harry bipedal creature that may or may not in fact be a bear, I'd want to live here. Actually I wouldn't. Looks cold. Mount_Everest_as_seen_from_Drukair2.jpg: shrimpo1967derivative work: Papa Lima Whiskey 2 [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commonshttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/bigfoot-1620140_960_720.jpgbigfoot-1620140_960_720Looks legit to me.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/snowman.jpgsnowmanThe Abominable Snowman of the Midwestern US.2019-02-09T18:37:40+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2019/01/10/clubbin-with-the-bookworms/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/anne_hutchinson_on_trial.jpganne_hutchinson_on_trialAnne Hutchinson on Trial for having the audacity to think. Book clubs are dangerous. Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/book-club.pngbook clubImage courtesy of Pixabayhttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/reader-group.jpgreader groupIt's fun to read with friends. photo credit: State Library of Queensland, Australia <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/32605636@N06/6752326963">Group of children sitting on the grass reading books, 1900-1910</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://www.flickr.com/commons/usage/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/gofm-frontcoveronly.jpggofm-frontcoveronlyIf you're having trouble, might I make a suggestion? It even comes with questions for discussion, suitable for book club gatherings.2019-01-17T15:47:44+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2019/01/03/the-worlds-favorite-sociopath-a-goal-for-2019/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/sociopath-1.jpgsociopathhttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/teeshirt.jpgteeshirtNever mess with a writer.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Esherlock.jpgEsherlockThe game is afoot!2019-01-17T00:31:09+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2018/12/20/superglue-bailing-wire-and-candy-cane-goo-2/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/20141211_105340.jpgThe most precious ornaments are always made with Popsicle sticks put together by little fingers.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/victoria_and_albert_christmas_tree.jpgQueen Victorian and Prince Albert gathered with their family around the Christmas tree.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/20141211_105159.jpgOurs is not yet held together by bailing wire and hot glue, but give it time.2018-12-20T20:22:16+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2014/12/11/superglue-bailing-wire-and-candy-cane-goo/2018-12-28T12:53:46+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2013/12/05/on-dasher-on-dancer-on-prancer-on-vixen-on-dominick-on-snoopy-on-baron-von-richthofen/2018-12-20T13:10:46+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2017/12/21/making-a-list-and-checking-it-twice/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/raven.jpgravenA harbinger of death, and yet still less creepy than the elf on the shelf.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/santa-list.jpgsanta listA good list makes a person smile, I always say.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/santa-cookies.jpgsanta cookiesNo wonder the poor guy binges on cookies.2018-12-20T12:57:04+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2018/09/06/because-reading-is-good-gentleman-of-misfortune/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/britishmuseummummy.jpgBritishmuseummummyI'm not sure I would want to store this in my attic. By Ibex73 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=66245615https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/bookboxes.jpgbookboxeshttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/tweet-graphic-3.pngtweet-graphic-32018-12-17T15:15:07+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2018/12/06/i-hope-i-didnt-ruin-it/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/scrooge.jpgscroogeI bet even this guy likes to watch Hallmark Christmas movies. photo credit: H. Bos <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8032297@N05/23851723355">Dickens Festival 2015</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/decorating-christmas-tree-2999722__340.jpgdecorating-christmas-tree-2999722__340Every Hallmark Christmas movie also includes at least one whimsical scene in which a Christmas tree is decorated, and at least one person ends up wrapped in garland. And I love every moment. What?2018-12-06T23:51:03+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2018/11/29/9215/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/egg.jpgeggI am probably not the person you want sneaking you hidden messages in prison.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/laptop.jpglaptopConfession: One of my biggest fears is that I'll die with an unrevised novel on my hard drive and it will get published. Fortunately, I'm pretty sure my family knows better. Also I'm not famous enough for anyone to care what I have left unpublished. So, you know, thank goodness for that. photo credit: wuestenigel <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/30478819@N08/44372480764">Close Up of Woman's Hand on the Laptop at the Office</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/egg-head.jpgegg head16th century egg head Giovanni Battista della Porta. Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons 2018-11-30T18:25:35+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2018/11/22/more-excuses-and-turkey/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/happy-thanksgiving-3767426__340.jpghappy-thanksgiving-3767426__340https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/turkey-218742__340.jpgturkey-218742__340Yes, I do have more than one turkey.2018-11-29T21:13:02+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2018/11/15/excuses-and-cocoa/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/hot-chocolate-1908099__340.jpghot-chocolate-1908099__340Some of the locals have taken to using the word "Snow-vember." I don't approve.2018-11-15T21:32:08+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2018/11/08/like-sands-through-the-hourglass/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/tv.jpgtvTelevision added so much to the genre—like the long, poignant gaze off camera in the middle of a conversation.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/days_of_our_lives_cast_1971.jpgDays_of_Our_Lives_cast_1971Days of Our Lives cast members from 1971. This was a good twenty years before I started watching, yet I know these characters. By NBC Television - Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/hourglass.jpghourglassFor years I listened to the introduction to Days of Our Lives and I still don't get it. Does it mean our days go by fast? Or slow? Maybe it's that we don't get them back once they're gone? Or maybe it just means that if our story isn't working out we just flip everything on its head and give everybody amnesia and a fresh start.2018-11-25T19:45:50+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2018/11/01/50000-words-and-lots-of-paint-dribbles/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/mikey.jpgmikeyI bet this Michelangelo didn't start out thinking he was a ninja, either. photo credit: Gonmi <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/44048553@N03/7802308578">Tortuga Ninja</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/adam.jpgadamThis kind of iconic image is probably worth a few years of paint dripping on your face. Michelangelo [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commonshttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/ceiling.jpgceilingI mean for a non-painter, it's not really too bad. By By Aaron Logan, from http://www.lightmatter.net/gallery/italy/4_G & Talmoryair [CC BY 2.5 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5)], from Wikimedia Commons2018-11-10T15:38:46+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2018/10/25/that-thing-i-just-had/2018-11-08T12:27:31+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2018/10/18/the-second-best-creeptastic-hidden-ice-skating-rink/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/neighborhood-grave.jpgneighborhood graveThe cemetery isn't nearly as scary as my neighbor's yard decked out for Halloween. I wouldn't ice skate there, either.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/skate.jpgskateThe real reason I don't ice skate in the cemetery at night is because when I skate it mostly looks a little something like this. But also it would be pretty creepy. photo credit: vwcampin <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/125112383@N06/38483130195">Ice Skating</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/busch-mausoleum.jpgBusch MausoleumFancy mausoleum of St. Louis Beer Baron Adolphus Busch. 2018-10-21T02:56:42+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2018/10/11/head-foot-awareness/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/newfie1.jpgnewfiehttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/maneatingsquid.jpgmaneatingsquidProbably worth being aware of. At least for a few days in October. Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sqid.pngsqidAnd what a beautiful picture it is. Public Domain, via. Wikimedia Commons2018-10-22T22:54:11+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2018/10/03/long-overdue/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/librarybook.jpglibrarybookNow that is an exciting thing to see in the library. Did you know many libraries will consider purchasing requests from patrons? Requesting that your local library purchase a book is a great way to help an author out. https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/stack.jpgstackTwo weeks you say? Maybe just one more... https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/georgewashington.jpgGeorgeWashingtonYou gotta watch out for this guy. He chops down cherry trees. He doesn't return library books. What a jerk. By Gilbert Stuart - Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons2018-10-06T01:17:02+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2018/09/27/celebrating-crack-the-code-day-with-17-kitten-gifs/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/jean-franc3a7ois_champollion_by_lc3a9on_cogniet.jpgJean-François_Champollion,_by_Léon_CognietJean Francois Champollion. Not so good about sharing credit, but brilliant nonetheless. By Léon Cogniet - Musée du Louvre, Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commonshttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/rosetta.jpgrosettaThe original Rosetta Stone has been on display in British Museum nearly continuously since 1802. This is a copy that was on temporary exhibit at the St. Louis Science Center. Still pretty cool, though.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/kitten.gifkittenI like you to much to make you look at seventeen of these. But it is pretty cute. https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/pizza-emoji.pngpizza emoji2018-09-29T22:25:14+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2018/09/20/on-fasting-fried-cheese-snickers-bars-and-charlatans/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/hazzard.pnghazzardIf this woman invites you to dinner, you might want to eat a little something before you go. Linda Hazzard. Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commonshttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/nut-juice.jpgnut juiceThere were some parts of Whole30 that were somewhat intolerable. Like Almond milk. A friend told me the reason it's called milk is because "nut juice" doesn't market well. But make no mistake. That is, in fact, what it is.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/quackery.jpgquackeryIf you enjoy stories about quacks like Hazzard and so many others, I recommend this book. It's a deeply disturbing, light read that will make you grateful you live in the 21st century, but also wonder, in a hundred years, which of our health pursuits will be considered unimaginable. https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/whole30.jpgwhole30Whole30 is doable, but it definitely takes some planning and prep work. I like the food. The dishes, not so much.2018-09-26T00:47:30+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2018/09/13/blurbs-the-word/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/freakgif.giffreakgifhttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/martinblurb.jpgmartinblurbNow that's a book blurb. Damn it.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/emerson.jpgemersonEmerson's response to Leaves of Grass. I'm a little surprised Whitman could even read it. By Ralph Waldo Emerson, from the Library of Congress, Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons2019-01-21T14:30:05+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2018/08/30/a-few-quiet-moments-under-a-mattress/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/pats-book.jpgI Am Mrs. Jesse JamesThe fictional Zee James. Also you may recognize the author whose insightful endorsement graces the cover. https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/zerelda_zee_mimms_james.jpgZerelda_(Zee)_Mimms_JamesThe real Zerelda "Zee" James. By Unknown - James Farm Museum, Kearney, Missouri, Public Domain2018-09-18T05:03:20+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2018/08/23/coming-soon/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/popcorn-1615179__340.jpgbuttery movie popcornAnd now I'm wondering how popcorn became so linked to movies. I'm also a little bit hungry. via Pixabay2018-08-30T13:08:07+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2018/08/16/a-study-in-buttery-bovines/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/iolanthe1.jpgDreaming IolantheDreaming Iolanthe, A Study in Butter. Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commonshttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/buttercowfront.jpgButterCowfrontAn Illinois State Fair tradition since 1922.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/buttercowside.jpgButterCowsideIf you look closely you can see a state fair goer at the window in the background, asking himself, "Can I go to the beer tent now?"2018-09-18T05:10:10+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2018/08/02/fun-with-elvis-in-the-toilet-paper-capital-of-the-world/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/elvis-937618__340.pngElvis PresleySomething tells me this man never kept his hands on the lap bar. Image via Pixabayhttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/zippinpippin.jpgzippinpippinThe kind of coaster that makes you want to gyrate your hips a lot. Apparently.2018-08-07T18:33:36+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2018/07/19/from-amish-ladies-to-sexy-vampires-one-mustnt-judge/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/gofm-frontcoveronly.jpgGentleman of MisfortuneA book that is obviously not a vampire romance. Don't worry, there's more information coming soon. For now, you can judge it by its cover.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/eliot.jpgeliot2018-07-21T23:47:35+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2018/07/12/attack-of-the-hons/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/honey-pot.jpghoney potIt must be love. Photo via Pixabay.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/honey-bucket.jpghoney bucketI just don't recommend calling your loved one a "Honey Bucket." photo credit: magnetbox <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/35034345533@N01/2349079488">Honey Bucket</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/honey-cave-drawing.pnghoney cave drawingSketch of Cueva Arana cave painting. By Achillea [GPL (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html)], via Wikimedia Commons2018-07-24T00:53:19+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2018/07/05/laying-off-the-rice-and-fish-a-summer-of-spontaneous-combustion/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/charles_dickens_by_antoine_claudet_1852.pngCharles_Dickens_by_Antoine_Claudet,_1852No way is this man going to let the truth get in the way of good fiction. Charles Dickens by Antoine Claudet, 1852. Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons. https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/fire-person.jpgflamesPretty much what it feels like to live in the Midwest in July. Image by geralt, via Pixabayhttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/spontaneous-combusion-sign.jpgspontaneous combustionphoto credit: Lynn Friedman <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/72959997@N00/4352390759">Dept of Spontaneous Combustion</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">(license)</a>2018-07-06T00:48:35+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2014/08/14/absolute-leisure-and-peace/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/bear-tree.jpgbear treeWe didn't point out the bear markings to the boys until we were packing up the tent the next morning.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/bison.jpgbisonAt times the wildlife was a little closer than we would have liked.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/stevepool.jpgstevepoolEven our travel companion Steve was a little apprehensive.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/rooseveltarch.jpgrooseveltarchWe entered the Yellowstone through the North Gate, called the Roosevelt Arch and dedicated by President Theodore Roosevelt on his 1903 visit. By Acroterion (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commonshttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/presidentgolf.jpgpresidentgolfBy White House (Pete Souza) / Maison Blanche (Pete Souza) (The Official White House Photostream [1]) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons2018-06-30T13:17:48+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2018/06/28/black-bears-on-the-move-suburban-shock-and-awww/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/bears.jpgbearsSuper huggable. https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/black-bear.jpgblack bear in the suburbsLook at that cutie being all cute. But from a distance, okay? photo credit: RickyNJ <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/31892552@N06/34859497534">Black Bear</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/theodorerooseveltteddybear.jpgTheodoreRooseveltTeddyBearI mean, who could shoot that? [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons2018-09-24T03:22:41+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2018/06/14/commas-and-em-dashes/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/editing-1756958__340.jpgediting-1756958__340This is not my novel. This is a picture from Pixabay. No sneak peeks! Unless you are the kind of person who likes to review books. If that's the case, we should talk.2018-06-20T02:39:33+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2018/06/07/im-no-mozart/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/mozart.jpgmozartWhy yes, I did find my blog topic in a random meme on Facebook. What? I looked into it.2018-06-07T23:06:55+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2018/05/31/the-father-of-wine-snobbery-and-pinterest-magic/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/bottles.jpgbottlesBest. Aunt. Ever. Not that it's a competition. But it totally is.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/entwine.jpgentwineThis bottle was mocking me.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/wine-snobs.jpgwine snobsDon't get me wrong. I'm a big fan of drinking wine pretentiously. photo credit: NwongPR <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/79818543@N02/40151982800">The Somm Team</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/digby.jpgdigbySir Kenelm Digby, father of wine snobbery. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons2018-10-10T17:25:42+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2018/05/17/dirty-little-secrets-of-the-common-cold/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/sneeze2.jpgsneeze2Ah...spring. photo credit: califmom <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/53356822@N00/11715575876">'Snot Funny</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">(license)</a>2018-05-25T00:58:56+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2018/05/10/get-off-my-lawn/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/grazing.jpggrazingHow people used to mow their lawns. Also against the rules of my HOA. Sigh.photo credit: Tambako the Jaguar <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8070463@N03/2450477872">Grazing Highland cows</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/reaper-2026350__340.pngreaper-2026350__340Medieval lawn care service. Or the black plague. It was hard to tell. Image via Pixabayhttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/weather-meme.pngweather memeActually the worst part may have been the steady stream of memes. So. Many. Memes.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/levittown_houses-_loc_gsc-5a25988.jpgLevittown_houses._LOC_gsc.5a25988Nice lawns. By Gottscho-Schleisner Collection [Public domain or Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons2018-05-25T18:42:19+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2018/05/05/yo-mama-likes-books-so-much/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/stone-tablet-2185080__340.jpgstone-tablet-2185080__340I have no idea what this says, but I bet it took a lot of work to carve it. I hope it's something more important than a joke no one will even understand in 3,500 years. 2018-05-05T18:24:35+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2017/11/08/so-you-see-it-could-be-a-lot-worse/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/suitcase.jpgsuitcaseThere could be some very valuable papers stuffed in a suitcase in someone's attic somewhere. photo credit: FUMIGRAPHIK_Photographist <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/124013470@N07/24712032323">Travel</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/ernesthemingway.jpgErnestHemingwayErnest Hemingway writing bigger and better things. (Public Domain)https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/nano.pngnanoWhat's the best way to cope with losing a book? Write another one, of course!2018-05-02T17:59:29+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2018/04/26/every-jiggly-step-i-can-get/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/broken-road.jpgbroken roadWho needs workout equipment? Picture by Antranias, via Pixabayhttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/treadmill.jpgtreadmillI don't know...that looks like a lot of work. Picture by profivideos, via Pixabayhttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/belt-vibrator.jpgbelt vibratorHer workout clothes are way fancier than mine. By Unknown - https://digitaltmuseum.se/021016402498/balstrackning, Public Domain, vis Wikimedia Commons2018-05-23T15:54:23+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2018/04/19/when-the-band-begins-to-play/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/crazy-3126441__340.jpgcrazy-3126441__340What I probably actually looked like.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/maestro-3020019__340.jpgmaestro-3020019__340What I thought I looked like.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/band.jpgbandBy far the coolest hats in school. photo credit: Prayitno / Thank you for (12 millions +) view <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34128007@N04/33845546971">Red Raider Marching Band Pulaski H.S. ~ Wisconsin</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">(license)</a>2018-04-25T13:32:33+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2018/04/11/dancing-like-shes-never-danced-before/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dancegif.gifdancegifIf people around you start dancing for no apparent reason, I think you just have to go with it.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/prom-2205139__340.jpgprom-2205139__340To be clear, I don't know any of these people, but don't they look nice? photo by Ilhabela, via Pixabay2018-04-18T18:26:39+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2018/04/05/naked-with-lava-tude/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dance-295134_960_720.pngdance-295134_960_720The Internet is pretty quiet about how Lava Lamp Day was celebrated in 1965, but I imagine it looked something like this.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/lavalamprow.jpglavalamprowTech security company Cloudflare has a wall of of Lava Lamps in its San Francisco office that it uses to generate random seeds for its cryptography algorithms. Which is pretty groovy. photo credit: niwasan <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/44994993@N06/4376424507">Lava lamp Gallery - colección invierno 2009-2010</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/lava-lamp-gif-source.giflava lamp GIF-sourceGroovy2018-04-12T14:03:16+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2018/03/29/running-is-still-stupid-a-tale-of-perseverance-as-told-by-an-ugly-guy/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/tortoise.jpgtortoiseSpeedy. photo credit: Riccardo Palazzani - Italy <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/45503185@N06/38954316021">Testuggine delle Seychelles</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/lord-dunsany.pngLord DunsanyLord Dunsany, looking very smug after killing off all the forest animals. By Bain News Service, publisher - Library of Congress Catalog, Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commonshttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/bunnyrun.pngbunnyrunI only run for the tutus.2018-04-09T00:11:54+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2018/03/15/puritans-inhaling-swamp-gas/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/foil-hat.jpgfoil hatThis guy knows what I'm talking about. photo credit: c r i s <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/31154299@N00/2987200539">They're Coming To Take Me Away / 135.365</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/johnwinthrop.jpgJohnWinthropJohn Winthrop. If this man told me he'd been abducted by aliens, I'd probably believe him. Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commonshttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/pig-roast.jpgpig roastMaybe that fancy, dancy light was just the aliens' way of inviting the men to a pig roast. photo credit: eric dickman <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27341692@N00/454280202">Pig Roast '05</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">(license)</a>2018-03-25T00:07:08+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2018/03/08/tough-questions-on-the-way-to-school/2018-03-25T03:41:12+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2018/03/01/basically-a-toddler/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/starlion.pngstarlionThe saying, "March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb," may be astrological in origin. Or maybe some Sumerian blogger was just getting poetic. By John Hevelius 1690Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commonshttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/mustard.jpgmustardphoto credit: Marthinshl <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/74467249@N02/26025811726">Heinz Mustard Heinz Mustard Photography IPhoneography Product Photography</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/lamb.jpglambAwww. Photo courtesy of cathy0952, via Pixabay.2018-04-10T01:26:20+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2018/02/22/there-be-dragons-at-the-edges-of-the-map/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dragon.jpgdragonOkay, maybe they're not all scary. Image courtesy of cocoparisienne, via Pixabayhttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/globe.pngglobeIllustration of Hunt-Lenox globe.By Kattigara (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commonshttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/komodo.jpgkomodoKomodo Dragon. No wings. No fire breathing. Kind of cute in the zoo. Might just eat you if given the chance.2018-02-23T14:35:46+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2018/02/15/gold-medal-throw-down-with-a-monk/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/pieter-bruegel-winter-landscape.jpgPieter Bruegel Winter LandscapeOne of the earliest instances of curling caught on canvas, Winter Landscape with Skaters and Bird Trap By Dutch painter Pieter Brueghel the Elder, 1565. Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/hair-curlers.jpghair curlersPrior to 1998, the only thing that came to mind for most of us when someone mentioned curling. Image courtesy of oga_red, via Pixabay https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/curlers.jpgcurlersOkay, it does look kind of fun. photo credit: Wyoming_Jackrabbit <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46095695@N06/35240642995">IMG_1787</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/">(license)</a>2018-02-22T18:14:48+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2018/02/01/a-little-big-night-out/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/cellos.jpgcellosThe plural of cello can also be celli, but I think we can all agree that “2Celli” would be a stupid name. photo credit: misterlevel <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/30648150@N00/17541108795">IMG_0928</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/babyviolin.jpgbabyviolinI know string players tend to start young, but this just seems ridiculous to me. By Gaudenzio Ferrari - Church of St. Cristoforo, Vercelli, Italy, Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons2018-02-02T01:49:43+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2018/01/25/you-probably-dont-give-a-flick/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/wibbly-wobbly.jpgwibbly wobblyTo me it's really all just more wibbly-wobbly, timey- wimey stuff. photo credit: Rooners Toy Photography <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/44975833@N02/21327442438">The Victorious</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/time.jpgtimeSo there are 42,336,000,000 flicks in a minute and 2,540,160,000,000 flicks in an hour, in case you do give a flick.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/facebook-1903445_960_720.jpgfacebook-1903445_960_720How else would you ever keep track of the fascinating life of that counselor you met one weekend at Scout Camp?2018-01-29T21:03:12+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2018/01/18/earthquakes-and-alien-probe-technology/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/alien.pngalienI just have to assume that if aliens have really been sending probes to Earth for at least hundreds of years, they aren't really in that much of a hurry to invade. https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/meteoroid.jpgmeteoroidI'm a big fan of shooting stars, but I admit if I actually saw a huge one that exploded with a loud boom and an earthquake, I might get a little jumping. photo credit: tonynetone <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26208889@N05/25208336338">meteorite hits Thunder Bay, Ontario</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/meteorite.jpgmeteoriteIf I'm honest, I probably have a lot of junk in my attic, too. Probably not from space, but still. photo credit: kakov <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/76641279@N04/39718341252">Chelyabinsk meteorite</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/">(license)</a>2018-01-19T03:00:42+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2018/01/11/rosewater-wine-sugar-and-tomato-sauce/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/steve-pineapple.jpgSteve pineappleI can't argue with this use of pineapple.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/charles-pineapple.jpgCharles-pineappleCharles II looking super excited to be receiving a pineapple. Hendrick Danckerts [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commonshttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/pizza-hawaiian-1329621_960_720.jpgpizza-hawaiian-1329621_960_720Gross.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/washingtonpineapple.jpgwashingtonpineappleI don't know if the rumor is true, but I think I'd like to live in a world where people used to rent pineapples in order to impress their friends.2018-01-17T05:19:10+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2018/01/04/trendy-escapes-and-impressive-cleverness/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/alcatraz11.jpgAlcatraz11Photo by Jon Sullivan, public domain, via Wikimedia Commonshttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dummy_head.jpgDummy_headDummy head found in Frank Morris's cell. Not bad at all for crude paper-mache. FBI, public domainhttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dscn0605-e1515076623536.jpgDSCN0605I the process of planning the escape room, I went from having never watched a full episode of Dr. Who, to becoming maybe a little bit slightly obsessed. It's delightful. Once you get past the weird sci fi stuff, it's completely delightful.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dscn0580.jpgDSCN0580My crude paper-mache project was a piñata that the boys exterminated in less than two minutes.2018-01-17T21:04:33+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2017/12/14/what-the-cool-kids-are-up-to-this-christmas-season/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/dickens.jpgdickensCharles Dickens, creating literary and holiday trends. Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commonshttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/dscn0552.jpgDSCN0552Today it's orange, which is not a very Christmas-y color. I think it wants to tell us a story that would be more fitting for Halloween.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/stranger-things1.jpgstranger thingsThis could be yours. https://www.ebay.com/i/382304200890?chn=ps2017-12-16T07:24:16+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2017/12/07/monks-make-wily-guards-and-santa-claus-is-dead/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/customsuit.jpgCustomsuitSee kids? He's just fine. And jolly as ever. By Oldschool at en.wikipedia (Transferred from en.wikipedia) [Public domain], from Wikimedia Commonshttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/sinter-claes-saint-nicolas-dam800.jpgSinter-claes-saint-nicolas-dam800By Aloxe - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=31389182017-12-12T21:24:13+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2017/11/30/lots-of-running-impressive-hair-and-a-not-boring-book-for-christmas/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/guerilla-bride1.jpgGuerilla BrideA not-boring book I enjoyed.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/james_fenimore_cooper_by_jarvis.jpgJames_Fenimore_Cooper_by_JarvisNo boring books for this guy. By John Wesley Jarvis, Public Domain https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/guerilla-bride.jpgGuerilla Bride2017-12-05T21:43:34+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2017/11/16/a-shocking-rerun/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/lucy.pnglucy2017-11-21T20:59:05+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2017/11/02/what-the-duck/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/duck-march.jpgduck marchDucks struttin' their stuff behind the HDM, and being pursued by Paparazzi. #ducklifehttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/duck-carpet.jpgduck carpetThese ducks are kind of a big deal.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/duck-master.jpgduck masterThe Peabody Duckmaster, whose job is not made up, is prepared to answer all your duck-related questions. Yes, all of them.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/ducky-master.jpgducky masterYou will not find duck anywhere on the menu of Chez Philippe (the Peabody's classic French cuisine-inspired restaurant), but you will find plenty of duck-related merchandise in the hotel's gift shop. https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/duck-fountain.jpgduck fountainMallard ducks, perfectly at home in the lobby of a swanky hotel.2017-11-13T00:48:08+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2017/10/19/skinny-pants-and-cupcakes-everything-a-young-republic-needs/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/coffee-mugs.jpgcoffee mugsFinally this non-coffee drinker has a use for all of these, but not until the next time I need to celebrate in my pajamas.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/american-cookery.jpgAmerican cookeryWhat every young republic needs to have on its shelf. By Amelia Simmons, Hudson & Goodwin [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commonshttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/chocolate-cupcake.jpgchocolate cupcakeA picture of chocolate cupcakes that was not taken by me, in honor of National Chocolate Cupcake Day, which is totally a thing. photo credit: jamieanne <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/68691112@N00/26086243844">Chocolate Cupcakes With Fudge Frosting</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/">(license)</a>2017-10-26T13:27:17+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2017/10/12/its-kind-of-a-big-deal/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/living-room-set.jpgliving room setThat's better. Beauty and a great deal. photo credit: mattwalker69 <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/88786104@N08/8378784107">Contemporary Rugs Rowsyn Multicolor</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/slip-covers.jpgslip coversNo more slip covers required. Thanks to Columbus Day. photo credit: Mário Tomé <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/7498280@N08/8351780770">2013 living room</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/columbus-statue.jpgChristopher Columbus StatueChristopher Columbus, shifting history and pointing out all the people he hoped to enslave. By Kenneth C. Zirkel (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons2017-10-23T16:52:25+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2017/10/04/the-art-of-pumpkinization/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/pumpkinsquirrel.jpgwalk in fearWho doesn't love pumpkin? photo credit: Geert Weggen <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/72429088@N04/31673683730">walk in fear</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/pumpkinpeeps.jpgpumpkinpeepsSome products can't be saved by any amount of pumpkin spice. But I imagine these aren't any worse than traditional Peeps.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/pumpkin-shelf.jpgpumpkin shelfIt's possible my local grocery store has gone a tad overboard on the pumpkinization.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/pumpkindisplay.jpgpumpkindisplayThe thing is, some of these actually do look like they might be good ideas. =photo credit: JeepersMedia <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/39160147@N03/22327161921">Pumpkin Spice</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">(license)</a>2017-10-21T01:20:07+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2017/09/28/a-bazillion-years-old-without-a-single-tattoo/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/forty-cupcake.jpgforty cupcakeBut once you get to bazillion, you can stop counting, right?https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/oldtatts.jpgoldtattsAgain, not judging, just observing a noticeable shift. This person looks nothing like my grandmother. photo credit: Neil. Moralee <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62586117@N05/16620601114">If you value your life; don't touch the bike!</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/goldfinger.jpgGoldfingerI'm young enough to take most of my pictures with my smart phone, but old enough that I do it poorly. (And if you've never heard of Goldfinger, you should check them out, because I am probably cooler than you.)2017-10-10T02:41:15+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2017/09/21/copper-clues-rubber-stamps-and-fancy-pants-treasure/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/golden-eagle.jpggolden eaglePretty fancy pants.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/us-letterboxing.pngus letterboxingLetterboxing has become a world wide hobby, but I imagine it will take me some time just to hunt down all of these. Protonk at en.wikipedia [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], via Wikimedia Commonshttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/dead_sea_scrolls_before_unraveled.jpgDead_Sea_Scrolls_Before_Unraveled2017-09-27T11:42:48+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2017/09/07/saving-the-worlds-clay-pigeon-population-in-middle-of-nowhere-missouri/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/clay-pigeons.jpgclay pigeonsYou might think that would mean they'd be easy to break, but it turns out you still have to manage to hit them.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/doc-carver.jpgdoc carverDoc Carver: a man who did his best to decimate the clay pigeon population and a pretty darn good shot. By A.H. Arnold, Omaha (Heritage Auctions) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons2017-09-07T19:38:21+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2017/08/24/all-that-and-a-bag-of-chips/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/chips.jpgchipsI do understand that these aren't good for me, but when the mood strikes for a super thin and crispy, salty and delicious snack, nothing else will do. And they come in super handy bags. Don't judge. strikesphoto credit: Leonard J Matthews <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67953162@N00/35075102524">potato chips</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/george_crum_and_aunt_kate_weeks.jpgGeorge_Crum_and_'Aunt_Kate'_WeeksMaybe not the first person to ever make a potato chip, but probably the first to make passive aggressive potato chips, which is even better in my book. George Crum (aka George Speck) with his sister-in-law. Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons2017-08-25T12:54:36+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2017/08/17/in-the-path-of-an-eclipse-really-dark-kind-of-weird-and-definitely-goofy-looking/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/bing_crosby_-_connecticut_yankee.jpgBing_Crosby_-_Connecticut_YankeeIf you ever find yourself in this situation, don't panic. Just remember your eclipse dates. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court trailer, Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commonshttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/eclipse-glasses-steve.jpgeclipse glasses SteveI was going to model the glasses myself, but they looked pretty goofy. Instead I enlisted the help of my buddy Sock Monkey Steve. He doesn't mind looking goofy for a good cause.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/eclipse_christophe_colomb.jpgEclipse_Christophe_ColombColumbus's old timey Google magic came from a widely used almanac by astronomer Johannes Müller von Königsberg (or Regiomantanus). By Camille Flammarion - Astronomie Populaire 1879, p231 fig. 86, Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons2017-08-26T18:29:24+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2017/08/10/because-no-one-wants-to-be-william-the-goat-face/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/ukulelejake-2.jpgThe Ukulele KidI suggested we could call him "The Ukulele Kid." He didn't go for it.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/billykid.jpgBillykidIt turns out that in real life, Billy the Kid may have resembled a goat more than he resembled Emilio Estevez. By Ben Wittick (1845–1903) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons2017-08-11T17:26:43+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2017/07/27/a-talking-dog-that-cares-about-grandmama/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/sickozzie.jpgsickozzieIn a week or so, when he's feeling better, I bet Ozzie will be saying, "Hey, lady, where's my peanut butter?"https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/alexander_graham_bell.jpgAlexander_Graham_BellAlexander Graham Bell, inventor of the talking dog. And the telephone. By Moffett Studio, Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commonshttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/skyeterrior.jpgskyeterriorSkye terrier, a dog that cares about Grandmama. By Pleple2000 - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18511902017-07-28T15:04:45+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2017/07/20/liars-outlaws-and-mandatory-fun/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/jamesbrothers.jpgjamesbrothersJesse and Frank James welcoming visitors to their alleged super secret cave hideout. photo credit: Jinx! <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/7567658@N04/4845308957">Meramec Caverns</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/barn-sign.jpgbarn signFor some reason once we hit I-44 it didn't take the kids long to figure out where we were going. photo credit: el-toro <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/7377398@N02/8285742427">Meramec Caverns Barn Ad</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/caverns-sign.jpgcaverns signYou'd think it might be obvious that's where Jesse was hiding out, what with the neon sign and all. photo credit: Jinx! <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/7567658@N04/4845298043">Jesse James Hideout in Neon!</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/me-and-my-book.jpgme and my bookOf course if you happen to like history that has been commandeered and cleverly woven into other stories and is occasionally a little made up, you should check out my book Launching Sheep & Other Stories from the Intersection of History and Nonsense.2017-07-27T21:01:50+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2017/07/13/lets-just-call-those-the-x-days/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/office-floor.jpgoffice floorAn actual picture of my actual office floor. Well, or what you can almost see of it.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/school-supplies.jpgschool suppliesAs many of my friends are lamenting the presence of school supplies in stores, I'm considering just torching all the old supplies and starting fresh.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/patent_office_1877_fire.jpgPatent_Office_1877_fireThe 1877 fire in the new and improved US Patent Building. By Timothy H. O'Sullivan original photographer - Library Of Congress Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons2017-07-18T22:07:59+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2015/11/12/hyperactive-goats-a-pragmatic-pope-and-the-bitter-red-cups-of-satan/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151111_125114.jpg20151111_125114https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151111_124150.jpg20151111_124150Ha! Take that, Satan!https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/152583980_97f190a812_o.jpg152583980_97f190a812_oThese guys look like they could use some coffee beans. photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/20299709@N00/152583980">little bobbies</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/66285306_0f30d2f258_o.jpg66285306_0f30d2f258_oBecause nothing says Merry Christmas like levitating under the mistletoe. photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65208261@N00/66285306">Starbucks 'Red Cup' 2005 (mistletoe)</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">(license)</a>2017-07-08T16:30:25+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2017/07/06/a-clever-person-does-not-stick-his-head-inside-a-lions-mouth/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/lion.jpglionAw. He looks so cuddly. But he's not. He will eat you. photo credit: kennethkonica <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/38912465@N00/34115676252">IMG_1874</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/eliontamer.jpgEliontamerThat lion doesn't look so dangerous. https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/lionyawn.jpglionyawnHe did what? Evidently Van Amburgh was not allergic to cats. Or very large teeth. photo credit: valentinastorti <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/44846648@N06/12101708835">Lion - yawning</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/lion-tamer.jpglion tamerIsaac Van Amburgh and His Animals, By Edwin Henry Landseer - Web Gallery of Art:   Image  Info about artwork, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=61857382017-07-16T17:43:57+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2017/06/29/ancient-toilets-and-a-little-inconvenience/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/shower.jpgshowerSo you're saying I CAN'T do the dishes? Darn. photo credit: Curtis Gregory Perry <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/33124677@N00/27199446224">Hot and Cold</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/outhouse.jpgouthouseAnytime I think it might have been fun to live in the 19th century, I picture this. photo credit: Midnight Believer <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/144957155@N06/34012284641">Outhouse</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/harappa_ruins_-_i.jpgHarappa_Ruins_-_IAncient well at Harappa. By Hassan Nasir (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons2017-09-27T01:28:06+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2017/06/22/experiencing-technical-difficulties/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/castle.jpgcastleWe really did have a great trip, and I don't think we actually broke Disney World.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/jacksparrow.jpgjacksparrowThe live version of Captain Jack was a little less creepy.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/disneyworldstopped.jpgdisneyworldstopped2017-07-16T17:44:24+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2017/06/15/piles-and-piles-of-laundry-what-a-pain-in-the-bustle/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/socks.jpgsocksFinally, all that remains of the vacation laundry is one mostly empty basket of clean, unmatched socks. Surely someone has invented a machine that would take care of this for me.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/electric-washer.jpgelectric washerYep, that's when women really had it made, just whiling away the day rocking and sewing in their high heels, not having to deal with any of those pesky servants demanding raises. By Seattle Electric Washer Co. - The Argus (Seattle), April 24, 1920, p. 6. Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7183460https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/maytag.jpgmaytagA few generations after the first Blackstone, but good to know that it has a "smooth-running, dependable motor, built [just] for the woman to operate." photo credit: JoeInSouthernCA <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/11438926@N00/5245034756">1933 Maytag Washing Machine Newspaper Advert</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/">(license)</a>2017-06-21T04:35:19+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2017/06/01/a-most-inestimable-piece-of-balderdash/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/bookcouch.jpgbookcouchSample review: "Five Stars...This book has absolutely given new life to my furniture!"https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/poe.jpgpoeI have pretty thick skin, but this is not a man I'd want to have leaving a review for my book. Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons2017-06-17T22:18:01+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2017/05/25/the-greatest-two-hours-in-field-day/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/knot1.jpgknotJust a small knot here.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/ladder1.jpgladderOh, that game!https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/jesse-owens.jpgJesse OwensWhat truly impressive feats of athleticism look like. By Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-R96374 / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=53687872017-05-27T03:07:25+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2017/05/18/a-flocking-good-time/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/flocked.jpgflockedhttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/ozziebirds.jpgOzziebirdsOzzie wasn't quite sure what to think of our visiting flock. Just in case you ever decide to participate in a flocking, I recommend gloves. Dogs are territorial.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/gnome.jpggnomeSt. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame pitcher Bruce Sutter garden gnome standing guard over the beets.2017-05-20T01:54:15+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2017/05/11/a-cherry-popsicle-and-other-things-mom-really-wants-for-mothers-day/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/tulips.jpgtulipsphoto credit: Jill Clardy <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/22829128@N08/3517104758">Tulips on my Windowsill</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/popsicle.jpgpopsicleIt's not like I expect a cherry, but you couldn't even leave me an orange?https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/tired-mom.jpgtired momSo. Tired. photo credit: taylormackenzie <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34442610@N06/32747375843">Lifeless</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/">(license)</a>2017-05-18T13:42:45+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2017/05/09/one-brick-at-a-time-the-greatest-book-on-earth/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/pt_barnum_1851-crop.jpgPT_Barnum_1851-cropDefinitely the publicist I would hire, if only I could. By unattributed - Harvard Library, Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commonshttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/bloggiversary-cupcake.jpgbloggiversary cupcakeFive years of blogging means I deserve a cupcake, right?2017-05-11T13:20:35+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2017/05/04/the-ultimate-grilled-bagel-sandwich-trust-me/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/saluki.jpgsalukiSalukis go crazy for bagels. photo credit: gott.maurer <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23046144@N02/7709339434">Kehailan Laura Baggins</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/kingjan.jpgKingJanKing Jan Sobieski of Poland placing his bagel order after the Battle of Vienna. Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commonshttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/winstonbagel.jpgwinstonbagelJust trust me.2017-05-10T20:55:32+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2017/04/27/slipping-in-unicorn-puke/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/giphy.gifgiphyYep. This sure makes me thirsty for something with sugar and sparkles. https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/virginunicorn.jpgvirginunicornFor a while rumor had it only a young virgin could successfully catch a unicorn because the creatures were attracted to purity. By Domenichino - Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commonshttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/unicorn.jpgunicornSince I didn't get the drink you'll just have to use your imagination. Picture this in a cup topped with whipped cream and pink and blue sprinkles. 2017-05-10T20:55:46+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2017/04/20/a-paper-book-smack-dab-in-the-middle-of-nowhere/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/bookbox.jpgbookboxA whole box full of highly meaningful paper books that really do exist.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/paper-towns.jpgPaper townsAuthor John Green thought the concept of paper towns was pretty cool, too, and Agloe features prominently in his novel.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/agloe.pngAgloeAgloe is an anagram of the initials of Lindberg and Alpers, a good name, I think, for a dot in the middle of nowhere. By OpenStreetMap contributors (OpenStreetMap) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons2017-04-25T16:46:43+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2017/04/13/forget-the-bunny-a-case-for-the-easter-fox/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/evilbunny.jpgevilbunnyJust look at the twitchy nose. He's up to something. photo credit: emraps <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/31334148@N07/14337136483">my kid's face</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/bunny.jpgBunnyWell, I'm fond of this one, too. Now that my son is getting older, it doesn't hippity hop through my yard much anymore, but I didn't really mind. Except at bedtime.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/browndog.jpgBrownDogThe only bunny I've ever liked.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/easterozzie.jpgEasterOzzieMy poor dog would like to add another argument against the Easter Bunny.2017-04-20T14:57:02+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2017/03/30/a-highfalutin-riot-fighting-for-the-right-to-party-at-the-ballet/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/800px-beastie_boys_sonar_2007_barcelona_catalonia.jpg800px-Beastie_Boys_Sonar_2007_Barcelona_CataloniaThis man, on the other hand, kind of makes me want to hit someone over the head with a cane. Beastie Boys' Adam Horovitz By bakameh (Flickr) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commonshttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/igor_stravinsky_essays.jpgIgor_Stravinsky_EssaysDoes this look like a man who would inadvertently cause a riot? Igor Stravinsky. Photographer: Robert Regassi. Publisher: J. & W. Chester, publisher, no author listed (Miniature essays: Igor Stravinsky) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commonshttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/riteofspringdancers.jpgRiteofSpringDancersRiot-worthy ballet costumes. I guess. See page for author [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons2017-03-31T11:35:16+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2017/03/23/recipe-for-spring-start-with-1-4-egg-yolk-add-brain-freeze/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/thomas_jefferson_rev.jpgThomas_Jefferson_revJust a hint of a smile in this portrait...I bet he's thinking about ice cream. Thomas Jefferson, Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/ted-drewes.jpgTed DrewesTed Drewes Frozen Custard. "It really is good, guys..and gals." By The original uploader was Indrian at English Wikipedia [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)], via Wikimedia Commonshttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/mountrushmore.jpgMountrushmoreWhen we visited Mount Rushmore a few year ago, we had no idea we could have eaten Thomas Jefferson's way back ice cream. Guess we'll have to visit again. Mount Rushmore, National Park Service, Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/fritzs.jpgfritz'sOur favorite after school stop is Fritz's Frozen Custard, a St. Louis tradition since 1983.2017-03-30T20:39:32+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2017/03/16/corned-beef-and-cabbage-and-something-about-snakes/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/stpathat.jpgstpathathttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/fredbirdandsteve.jpgFredbirdandStevehttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/saint-patrick.jpgsaint patrick2017-03-21T16:36:53+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2017/03/02/the-ear-splitting-crack-of-my-broken-backyard-dreams/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/baby-hammock.jpgbaby-hammockNow that's livin' photo credit: crowdive <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/68393337@N00/2472800235">Audrey and the hammock</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/broken-hammock.jpgbroken-hammockThe sad state of my hammock.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/beach-hammock.jpgbeach-hammockSurely the highlight of any Caribbean voyage. photo credit: shizham <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59350938@N06/32069090151">Tenggol Island</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">(license)</a>2017-03-10T02:48:29+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2017/02/23/tree-tapping-squirrels-and-ooey-gooey-deliciousness/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/cartier.pngcartierJacques Cartier, dreaming of drinking maple syrup. By Theophile Hamel - Library and Archives Canada, Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commonshttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/sap-collection.jpgsap-collectionThe squirrels may have been at it longer, but we do it better. photo credit: looseends <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/39792195@N00/3321953033">sap season</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/squirrel.jpgsquirrelClearly up to no good. photo credit: kennethkonica <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/38912465@N00/8193728388">"Didn't you see the STAY AWAY sign?"</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/">(license)</a>2017-02-27T15:47:47+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2017/02/16/a-plague-of-gesundheits/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/washhands.jpgwashhandsAll I can say is there is not nearly enough of this going around at that middle school. photo credit: BC Gov Photos <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/45802067@N03/30583891625">Take a shot at protecting yourself and others from the flu</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/pope_gregory_i.jpgPortrait of Pope Gregory IIf he were around today, I've no doubt Pope Gregory would encourage holy flu vaccination. By Unknown - Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commonshttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/sickbed.jpgsickbedDoes it make me a bad person that I think this is actually kind of a relief from the political squabbling? photo credit: BC Gov Photos <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/45802067@N03/30284741090">Take a shot at protecting yourself and others from the flu</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">(license)</a>2017-02-18T14:19:40+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2017/02/09/empress-for-life-and-a-free-glass-vase/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/napoleon_bonaparte.jpgnapoleon_bonaparteNapoleon Bonaparte, much to the dismay of high end comedians everywhere, was not as short as we've been led to believe. In today's standard measurements he was around 5'6 or 5'7, respectably average for a man of his time. By Unknown - Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=21290https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/josephine.jpgNM2432Josephine, Empress of France and Patroness of Roses. By Jean-Baptiste Regnault - Per-Åke Persson / Nationalmuseum, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=52123172https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/strawberries.jpgstrawberriesYou can keep the vase, but these do look delicious. photo credit: k is for kristina <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27188214@N02/4904903481"></a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/">(license)</a>2017-02-16T13:06:26+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2014/08/21/i-just-thought-you-should-know/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/arch.jpgarchSt. Louis Gateway Arch on a calm summer evening. By Blueberoo1987 (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commonshttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/justinian.jpgjustinianMosaic of Emperor Justinian with a model of the Hagia Sophia which he had rebuilt after it burned in the Nika Riots. By Byzantine mosaicist, ca. 1000 [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons2017-02-02T16:33:52+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2017/02/02/trending-in-history-giants-and-jerkfaces/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/barnum.jpgbarnumP.T. Barnum, America's favorite son of humbuggery, offered to buy the Cardiff Giant. When his offer was refused, he commissioned his own and claimed the first was a forgery. Like a boss of humbuggery. Public Domain, via Wikimediahttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/cardiff_giant_2.jpgcardiff_giant_2Someone clearly had an unfortunate run-in with geode water. Excavation of the Cardiff Giant, Public Domain, via Wikimedia.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/giantmeme.jpggiantmemeLooks legit to me.2017-02-08T03:04:27+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2017/01/19/anything-you-can-do-has-probably-already-been-done-by-a-fictional-character/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/terminator.jpgterminatorThe world does not need this. photo credit: dalecruse <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/91873384@N04/25517368503">Seattle</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/bly.pngblyNellie Bly, ready to win, even when she doesn't know she's playing. By Library of Congress (umsystem.edu) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commonshttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/bisland.jpgbislandElizabeth Bisland, wearing her game face. By Historical and Public Figures Collection (New York Public Library Archive) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons2017-01-26T12:11:47+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2017/01/12/how-otto-the-visionary-became-a-well-rounded-person/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/skate-guy.jpgskate-guyJust saving some time, taking a shortcut across the ice. photo credit: R.A. Killmer <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/122495188@N08/28135256864">How is this possible?</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/momskates.jpgmomskatesEvidence. Sorry it's so blurry. That's bound to happen when you just landed a sick triple axel. And also when you hand your 12-year-old your phone and say, "Take a picture of me looking awesome!"https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/january-scene-skating-early-1820s.jpgjanuary-scene-skating-early-1820sI'm no human locomotion expert, but I think the guy in the yellow pants is just about to bite it on the ice. January Scene, 1820, Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons2017-01-16T23:53:46+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2016/12/22/that-gift-in-the-top-of-your-closet/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/tea-cozy.jpgtea-cozyAnother man's treasure. photo credit: sukigirl74 <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8044854@N02/4983327307">teacosy top view</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/consular_flag_of_thailand-svg.pngconsular_flag_of_thailand-svgConsular Flag of Thailand, featuring an auspicious elephant. Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commonshttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/elephant-house.jpgelephant-houseRoyal Elephant Stable where the King of Siam used to keep his White Elephants (today: The Royal Elephant National Museum, Bangkok) By Hdamm (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], via Wikimedia Commons2016-12-28T02:59:34+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2016/12/15/santa-might-be-on-to-something/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/santa-suit.jpgsanta-suitActually, I don't think this guy really does much of anything himself. He doesn't even deserve those cookies! Public Domain image, via http://www.costumers.com/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/presents.jpgpresentsNow if only I could get my family to buy and wrap their own presents.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dog-card.jpgdog-cardI even received a Christmas card from my dog this week, though judging by a suspicious postmark (and his notable lack of thumbs), I suspect he had help.2016-12-19T21:30:33+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2016/12/08/nothing-says-christmas-like-an-excess-of-pickles/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/christmas-pickle.jpgchristmas-pickleIf I owed my life to a pickle, I would definitely hang one on my Christmas tree.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/larry-and-bob.jpglarry-and-bobI didn't have the heart to tell her I already had a cucumber on my tree.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/chicken-sandwich.jpgchicken-sandwichI wonder how many Chick-fil-A sandwiches I'd have to eat to meet my pickle quota.2016-12-09T14:40:03+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2016/12/01/from-ox-drawn-wagon-to-airplane-sharing-dysentery-for-thanksgiving/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/oregontrail.jpgoregontrailI braved the Black Friday crowds to buy my own copy of the game, because my sister-in-law won't be here for family Christmas, and dysentery is inevitable. https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/calamity.jpgcalamityThe trail is fraught with peril.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/meeker_in_omaha.jpgmeeker_in_omaha76-year-old Ezra Meeker in Omaha, on a mission to preserve history. Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons.2016-12-07T23:50:24+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2016/11/23/something-to-be-thankful-for/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/twain.jpgtwainSamuel Clemens, who did not die in London in 1897, or in the great Facebook death glitch of 2016. By Photographer: A.F. Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commonshttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/turkey.jpgThe Rio Grande wild turkeyI'm also thankful for Thanksgiving turkey. photo credit: US Department of State <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/127744844@N06/22804421458">The Rio Grande wild turkey</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/">(license)</a>2016-11-25T05:39:24+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2016/11/17/dear-coffee-shop-dudes-the-blogger-recognition-award/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/blogaward.jpgblogawardhttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/coffee-shop-dude.jpgcoffee-shop-dudeDude in a coffee shop getting sage advice from the Internet. photo credit: Jerome Olivier <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90219236@N07/29741983805">thinkers</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/athenian-oracle-front.pngathenian-oracle-frontEveryone knows a good emblem makes you seem far more authoritative. Frontispiece to the Athenian Oracle, a collection of issues of The Athenian Mercury. Public Domain, via Wikimedia.2016-11-19T17:25:16+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2016/11/10/yes-wonderful-things-fashionable-man-cardigans-and-the-mannequin-challenge/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/449px-mannequin_of_tutankhamun.jpg449px-mannequin_of_tutankhamunLife-size bust of Tutankhamun, found in his tomb. And possibly, the world's oldest fashion mannequin. By Jon Bodsworth [Copyrighted free use], via Wikimedia Commonshttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/mannequin.jpgmannequinA headless mannequin could never pull off this look. photo credit: vtpoly <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65802964@N03/27428611965">best mannequin eyes, Seattle</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">(license)</a>2016-11-14T15:40:47+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2016/11/03/crime-doesnt-pay-neither-does-poetry/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/diligence_wells_fargo.jpgdiligence_wells_fargoThe 19th century version of the armored car. By PRA (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], via Wikimedia Commonshttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/black-bart.jpgblack-bartThe fictional Black Bart was an "unruly and wild villain" with a thick black beard and messy black curls. The real Black Bart was your kindly old gentleman neighbor.[Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons2016-11-08T02:09:09+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2016/10/27/scary-stuff-the-attack-of-the-one-eyed-one-horned-alligator-in-short-shorts/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/purple-people.jpgpurple-peopleThe Purple People Eater is totally not scary because he only eats purple people. At least I hope that's right.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sheb_wooley_1971.jpgsheb_wooley_1971Sheb Wooly. If this man is attacked by an alligator, he will scream like a falling storm trooper. By OMAC Artist Corporation, Bakersfield, CA. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons2016-10-31T20:12:41+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2016/10/20/confectionary-kernels-and-americas-least-most-awful-choice/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/grosscandycorn.jpggrosscandycornI don't even know what to think of this.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/pumpkinpeeps.jpgpumpkinpeepsOh no! This is an option I hadn't considered. This may change things. photo credit: giveawayboy <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/49503096783@N01/30141423586">It's that time again...</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/candy-corn.jpgcandy-cornI would rather set this on fire than eat it. photo credit: Great Beyond <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26104563@N00/4029543197">Day 293/365 - Candy Corn</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/">(license)</a>2019-04-20T02:26:59+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2016/10/13/and-thats-why-you-shouldnt-mess-with-a-babylonian-pig/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/big-pig.jpgbig-pigActually I'm pretty impressed with his skills if he managed to run off with one of these things. photo credit: jpellgen <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27917561@N00/29401901442">Largest Boar</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/stc3a8le_du_code_dhammurabi.jpgstele_du_code_dhammurabiWhat a constitution looked like in 1754 BC. CC BY-SA 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8188012016-10-15T00:30:01+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2016/10/06/being-discovered-for-discovering-a-viking-discovering-boston-in-a-metal-bra/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/pile-of-rocks.jpgpile-of-rocksThis might be a pile of construction rubble at my neighbor's house. OR it could be a remains of the foundation of an Old Norse Starbucks. You be the judge.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/800px-eben_norton_horsford.jpg800px-eben_norton_horsfordEben Norton Horsford. Brilliant chemist. Not as brilliant archaeologist. Responsible for Boston's "Dude in Metal Bra" statue. By Unknown - [1], Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16290660https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/horsford.jpgV0002881 Eben Norton Horsford. Stipple engraving.Eben Norton Horsford, brilliant chemist, not so brilliant archaeologist. See page for author [CC BY 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons2020-08-22T15:34:13+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2016/09/29/a-celebration-worthy-of-a-slice-of-non-satan-spit-poisoned-pie/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/michael-and-dragon.jpgmichael-and-dragonMichael defeating the Dragon. I suppose a day like this would be enough to make anyone a little cranky. But why is that the blackberries' fault? Jerk. By Sultan Edijingo (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commonshttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/blackberry-pie.jpgblackberry-pieActually you should probably eat the whole thing. Just to be safe. photo credit: David Gallagher <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27109792@N00/6202419911">Apple Blackberry</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/">(license)</a>2016-10-03T21:43:15+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2016/09/15/take-a-walk-ya-scurvy-dogs/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/800px-pyle_pirate_plank_edited.jpg800px-pyle_pirate_plank_editedActually plank walking has a somewhat dubious history, too. Illustration by Howard Pyle, Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commonshttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/pirate-eric.pngpirate-ericEric the pirate and Cap2016-09-22T14:23:25+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2016/09/08/a-troublesome-apple-and-an-ample-supply-of-butt-glue/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/enrique_simonet_-_el_juicio_de_paris_-_1904.jpgenrique_simonet_-_el_juicio_de_paris_-_1904The world's first beauty contest, maybe ever so slightly more risqué than the swimsuit competitions of today. The Judgement of Paris by Enrique Simonet, 1904, Pubic Domain, via Wikimedia Commonshttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/margaret_gorman_first_prize_beauty_altantic_city.jpgmargaret_gorman_first_prize_beauty_altantic_cityMargaret Gorman, 16-year-old, 1921 winner of the Bather Review, and the first Miss America, without even a single glob of butt glue to keep her swim suit in place. Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commonshttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/margaret_gorman_4.jpgmargaret_gorman_4Margaret Gorman, https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/bust_homer_bm_1825.jpgbust_homer_bm_1825Homer: a practical history blogger before his time. Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons2016-09-18T23:47:36+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2016/08/11/__trashed-2/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/20160806_101701.jpg20160806_101701The event wasn't timed, but I did get a medal. Because I'm basically an Olympian now.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/fb_img_1470925308671.jpgfb_img_1470925308671.jpghttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sport_arena_bounce_house_15x19_2014-02-03_14-15.jpgSport_Arena_Bounce_house_15x19_2014-02-03_14-15It was really only a matter of time before Bounce Houses and elite sporting events got together. By User:Azbounce4kids (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons2016-08-14T03:09:21+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2016/08/04/on-this-site-in-1897/2016-08-05T05:03:49+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2016/07/21/and-once-again-conspiracy-theorists-get-it-right/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/wan_hu_large.pngWan_Hu_largeSomething about the crosshairs in the upper right hand corner seems off. There's definitely something fishy about this story.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/81ff3jlajdl-_sx342_.jpg81ff3jlaJDL._SX342_If you look really closely at Jack Nicholson's space helmet, you can totally see a shadowy reflection of something that might be a boom mic.2016-07-21T21:36:25+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2016/07/14/the-pokemon-pandemic-is-upon-us-go-wash-your-hands/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/robbs-pokemon.jpgrobb's pokemonVirtual Pokémon in the non-virtual world. I admit, it looks pretty fun. Thanks to my multiple FB friends who, when I put out a call for a pic, obliged quickly and enthusiastically.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/13730502_3021466338181_1988083586_o.jpg13730502_3021466338181_1988083586_oGot him! Or her. I'm not really sure.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/pkemon.pngpkemonAh the good old days, when Pokémon was just a game. Oh, wait...https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/juan_ponce_de_leon.pngJuan_Ponce_de_LeonJuan Ponce de Léon, pillager, plunderer, and Pokémon Trainer extraordinaire. Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commonshttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/28027624222_17f46b2aed_o.jpg28027624222_17f46b2aed_oThere's one! Oh wait, no, that's just a toy. photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/68445401@N07/28027624222">对阵/Versus</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/26858276614_b64d2f11e7_o.jpg26858276614_b64d2f11e7_o2016-07-17T15:08:45+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2016/06/30/boom-aliens-a-detour-through-crazy-town/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/696px-nazca-lineas-perro-c01.jpg696px-Nazca-lineas-perro-c01As the Nazca people obviously could not have had access to a picture of my dog, this, to my mind, is definitive proof of Extraterrestrial visitation to Ancient Earth. via Wikimedia Commonshttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/20160613_111334.jpg20160613_111334Maybe not my best work, but the fact that five minutes at a craft store and a little hot glue yields this is, to my mind, definitive proof of Extraterrestrial visitation to Ancient Earth. And at least I didn't end up writing about my dog.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/20160629_194120.jpg20160629_194120It's completely irrational to assume the Ancient Nazca people could have had access to such advanced technology. To my mind, this is definitive proof of Extraterrestrial visitation to Ancient Earth.2022-01-20T17:21:42+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2016/06/16/hold-the-fermented-fish-sauce/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/26488193064_fc1fe16434_o.jpg26488193064_fc1fe16434_oI'll take a number VII with a Coke. Hold the fermented fish sauce. photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/50879678@N03/26488193064">Au marché, les poissons, Cesenatico, province de Forli-Cesena, Emilie-Romagne, Italie.</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/20160613_084001.jpg20160613_084001But going out to eat with friends is also pretty nice.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/25994550643_12ba7c9d08_o.jpg25994550643_12ba7c9d08_oOver IX billion served. photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/16943730@N00/25994550643">The Golden Arches</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/">(license)</a>2016-06-17T23:31:52+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2016/06/23/lessons-from-a-typewriter/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/mark_twain_1883.jpgMark_Twain_1883Mark Twain's Life on the Mississippi became the first manuscript to be typed on a typewriter. Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commonshttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/536px-sg1.jpg536px-S&g1And this sure is prettier than my computer. By User:Kosmopolitat [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)], via Wikimedia Commonshttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/800px-typewriterpatent1868.jpg800px-TypewriterPatent1868Sholes received a patent for his typewriter 148 years ago today (June 23, 1868). Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons2016-06-28T16:34:44+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2016/06/09/a-post-for-every-season/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/20160609_065732.jpg20160609_065732Heck, I'm so patriotic, I might just leave this up all year.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/20160609_073234.jpg20160609_073234And super stylish hats. Let's not forget those.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/17571380795_bac6abbe67_o.jpg17571380795_bac6abbe67_oThe new flag was raised on July 4, 1960 above Fort McHenry where Francis Scott Key famously penned the words that would one day be set to the most difficult tune on the planet for anyone to carry, though that doesn't stop scores of drunken baseball fans from trying. photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/38912465@N00/17571380795">My favorite flag in the world.</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/20160609_070524.jpg20160609_070524Rest assured, even the addition of more states won't render this extremely patriotic center piece any less useful.2016-06-14T18:50:31+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2016/05/12/daily-step-goals-historical-ish-claims-from-a-scientific-ish-perspective/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/screenshot_2016-05-12-09-29-45.pngscreenshot_2016-05-12-09-29-45.pnghttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/20160512_092536.jpg20160512_092536.jpghttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/26589319836_70b3334a4a_o.jpg26589319836_70b3334a4a_oAnd the sad part is, they aren't even getting full credit for their hard work. They'll have to go to the app later and add "lugging heavy equipment," 5 hours. photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46383895@N00/26589319836">Marcia</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/">(license)</a>2016-05-17T20:16:59+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2016/05/05/lessons-that-last-centuries-celebrating-teacher-appreciation-week/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/20160505_094045.jpg20160505_094045The chalkboard wall in my office, where I teach myself geography lessons. Hopefully James Pillian was a more gifted artist than I am. And didn't have to contend with a closet door between Pennsylvania and Ohio.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/5509319107_7fdf264c3f_o.jpg5509319107_7fdf264c3f_oI can almost smell the chalk dust. photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34316776@N07/5509319107">Red Chalk</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/bust_of_prof_james_pillans_by_peter_slater_1852_old_college_university_of_edinburgh.jpgBust_of_Prof_James_Pillans_by_Peter_Slater,_1852,_Old_College,_University_of_EdinburghJames Pillan, educator extraordinaire believed to be responsible for creating the coolest classroom job in elementary school. By Stephencdickson (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons2016-05-06T19:06:36+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2016/04/14/one-super-hip-aunt-and-the-brownie-express/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/20160414_094958.jpg20160414_094958And now a few brave young men and horses and I can be a super hip aunt.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/20160414_094844.jpg20160414_094844Just need some brownies now.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/pony-express.jpgpony expressNot brownies, but still probably important to the receiver. By Pony Express [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons2016-04-19T16:23:17+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2016/04/07/bloggy-mcblogface-appeasing-poseidon-and-the-boat-loving-internet-trolls/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/5730624609_4b070e6365_o.jpg5730624609_4b070e6365_oWhat will Votey McVoteface come up with next? photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/83649951@N00/5730624609">Voting</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/25046924880_c5674281e6_o.jpgCagesI think Laryssa may have her work cut out for her protecting this precarious boatload. photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14057446@N03/25046924880">Cages</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/25294419314_5fe3a84abb_o.jpg25294419314_5fe3a84abb_oThis boat obviously does not belong to a boat naming historian. photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/22490717@N02/25294419314">NS-00388 - Who Cares</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/">(license)</a>2016-04-07T18:40:57+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2016/03/10/famous-first-words-of-all-the-things-they-could-have-said/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/20160310_090527.jpg20160310_090527But seriously, it wouldn't hurt the kid to clean his room.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/268517515_59e6717d88_o.jpg268517515_59e6717d88_oI don't know what words were first to be uttered over a walkie-talkie, but given that the device wound up being called a "walkie-talkie," I'm guessing the lost words weren't terribly creative. photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/38278420@N00/268517515">mob on the radio</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/actor_portraying_alexander_graham_bell_in_an_att_promotional_film_1926.jpgActor_portraying_Alexander_Graham_Bell_in_an_AT&T_promotional_film_(1926)This man is not a telephone inventor, but he once played the role of Alexander Graham Bell, who according to some historians, wasn't either. Film commissioned by AT&T. (Early Office Museum.) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons2016-04-20T00:14:04+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2016/03/03/a-nation-so-blessed-our-dogs-have-love-handles/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/20151212_160854.jpg20151212_160854He even kisses babies. Or at least he takes food from them. I think I'm beginning to see the problem.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/20151001_1732261.jpg20151001_173226Ozzie, striking his most presidential pose.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/20160302_093000.jpg20160302_093000Chubby dog basking in the sunlight, just hoping I'll shut down the computer and take him for a much needed walk.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/22294194410_36b028c547_o.jpg22294194410_36b028c547_oNothing but nincompoops and megalomaniacs from where I'm sitting. photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/32029534@N00/22294194410">hillary clinton ice-picking donald trump : ishootwindows, cliff's variety, castro, san francisco (2015)</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/">(license)</a>2016-03-06T13:00:02+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2016/02/04/st-louis-goes-big-warts-and-all/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/history-museum.pnghistory museumhttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/eades-bridge.jpgEades BridgeDry's map shows almost ten miles of riverfront and more than 40 square miles west. This panel shows the Eads Bridge, which today is just north of the Arch. But not in 1875.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/20160203_111819.jpg20160203_111819One book: St. Louis-Made Population Enlarger and Me: This Sort of Thing is my Bag, Baby2016-02-04T21:39:17+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2013/02/02/six-of-one-half-a-dozen-of-the-other/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/036.jpg036As with almost all of my creative cool mom ideas, this one come straight from a magazine. You can find cuter ones in the most recent issue of Family Fun.2016-02-02T14:56:18+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2016/01/28/that-daring-young-man-on-the-flying-trapeze/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/jules_lc3a9otard.jpgJules_LéotardJules Léotard and his bulging muscles. Fetch the smelling salts!2016-02-03T14:21:51+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2016/01/14/going-tiny-in-a-very-small-way/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/20160114_101549.jpg20160114_101549A teetering tower of donations. But no pianos, so that's something.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/4082110101_a077461c7e_o.jpg4082110101_a077461c7e_oSo my closets don't look like this. Yet. photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93993914@N00/4082110101">bric-a-brac</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/7440329382_18924e42d8_o.jpg7440329382_18924e42d8_oTiny house. Big bludgeoning risk. photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/88105845@N00/7440329382">IMG_6224</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/">(license)</a>2016-02-04T17:24:00+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2015/12/17/santa-claus-a-fat-jolly-kleptomaniac-with-a-raging-coke-addiction/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/coca-cola_truck_fragment.jpgCoca-cola_truck_fragmentA jolly Sanata demonstrating for an innocent child that it's perfectly okay to snag a drink from someone else's fridge without asking. By User:Husky [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commonshttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/6463743173_00a2eb0804_o.jpg6463743173_00a2eb0804_oCreeptastic. Seriously. photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78779574@N00/6463743173">Elf on a Shelf Playing with Knives</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/">(license)</a>2015-12-17T18:11:34+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2015/11/19/no-historical-figures-were-harmed-in-the-writing-of-this-book-a-review-of-the-magicians-lie/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151119_094911.jpg20151119_094911Seems like a good week to take a break from the news and read a good book. https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/110243467_59d8186c30_o.jpg110243467_59d8186c30_oFamous performers of the simultaneous bullet catch, in which neither has yet died. But they're not revealing how they do it. photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12345574@N00/110243467">Penn & Teller</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/harvard_theatre_collection_-_hermann_tcs_28.jpgHarvard_Theatre_Collection_-_Hermann_TCS_28Adelaide Herrmann, the Queen of Magic, levitating, which is not nearly as dangerous as catching a bullet. Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons2015-11-21T03:58:03+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2015/10/29/dave-glover-spews-pea-soup/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/2761875271_433a8a9b0e_o.jpg2761875271_433a8a9b0e_oTerrifying. photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10559879@N00/2761875271">Fresh Pea and Ham Soup</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/5165775210_428bb0aa15_o.jpg5165775210_428bb0aa15_ohttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/tvcritics-exorcismlive-02aca-wdp.jpgTVCritics-ExorcismLive-02aca.wdpSt. Louis's own Exorcism House, the last remaining location of the 1949 exorcism that inspired the novel and movie. Picture via Destination America, which will air "Exorcism: Live!" at 9 pm EDT, on October 30. 2015.2015-10-29T22:09:31+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2015/10/15/one-cool-artsy-hat/2015-11-06T01:45:30+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2013/09/05/a-hairy-tax-scheme-ridding-society-of-superfluous-burdens/2015-10-14T19:40:20+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2014/10/09/the-cheese-is-old-and-moldy/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/origin_2280300882.jpgorigin_2280300882So just picture this, older and boggier. photo credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/abbyladybug/2280300882/">abbyladybug</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/">cc</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/origin_3055042068.jpgorigin_3055042068Just picture this, older and boggier. photo credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/bobafred/3055042068/">bobafred</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">cc</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/stinky-cheese.jpgstinky cheeseVieux-Boulogne, the world's stinkiest cheese, according to two Camdon University studies in 2004 and 2007. Grant money well spent I'd say. photo credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/noodlepie/2037386690/">noodlepie</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/">cc</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/cheesehead.jpgcheeseheadThis defies just defies explanation. Just...no. photo credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/wainwright/267291853/">cdw9</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/">cc</a>2015-10-09T14:43:44+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2015/10/08/bald-might-be-better/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/permanent-wave.jpgpermanent waveSix Hours. Hooked up to this. That better have been a really good perm. By Stillwaterising (Own work) [CC0], via Wikimedia Commonshttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/perm.jpgpermTurn of the century ad for Nessler's Permanent Wave Process. rough translation : "Better than bald!" By Pschemp at en.wikipedia (Transferred from en.wikipedia by SreeBot) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commonshttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/bad-perm.jpgbad permphoto credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58871905@N03/5407277348">You're a good cop, Velez</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">(license)</a>2015-10-15T18:46:41+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2015/09/24/pickled-history-scraped-from-the-bottom-of-the-barrel/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/wpid-20150923_1453501.jpgwpid-20150923_145350.jpgShip physician William Beatty faced some criticism for choosing to put the admiral's body in brandy rather than the more customary rum. In some versions of the tale it was a rum barrel that was used, which makes this particular branding just a little bit disturbing.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/wpid-20150923_145350.jpgwpid-20150923_145350.jpghttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/20019085902_eba1a7c150_o.jpg20019085902_eba1a7c150_oWhen you head into the liquor barrel of history, there's really no telling what you might find. photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/80849923@N04/20019085902">Aging Barrels</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/horationelson1.jpgHoratioNelson1Admiral Nelson had previously lost his right arm in battle. It is not clear in which liquor barrel it was stashed. Oil on canvas by Lemuel Francis Abbott [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons2015-09-25T14:19:10+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2015/09/17/if-you-didnt-win-a-prize-and-especially-if-you-did-better-luck-next-year/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/alfrednobel2.jpgAlfredNobel2Alfred Nobel, who invented dynamite, and did NOT die on April 12, 1888. Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commonshttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/5743182552_3ffaf7e107_o.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAEnquist, et. al. received the award in the category of Interdisciplinary Research in 2003 for their determination to prove what I think we've probably known all along, that chickens really do prefer beautiful people. photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/32558319@N03/5743182552"></a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/20150916_165129.jpg20150916_1651292005 Ig Nobel laureates Edward Cussler and Brian Gettelfinger determined that humans can swim just as fast in syrup as they can in water.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/red_footed_tortoise_001.jpgRed_Footed_Tortoise_001Thanks to Isabella Mandl, et. al., recipients of the 2011 Ig Nobel Prize for Physiology, we now know that red-footed tortoises do not experience contagious yawning. And I know we were all wondering. By Ltshears (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons2015-09-18T02:41:49+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2015/09/10/funky-art-and-monkey-math/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/20150904_114234.jpg20150904_114234Did I mention the skate park (minus the skate boards). Seriously fun.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/20150904_131906.jpg20150904_131906There really aren't words to describe this place. Just go. You'll love it.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/20150904_125924.jpg20150904_125924Ball pits aren't just for kids anymore. Well, but they do have a separate one for the wee kiddos, so go ahead. Jump in and play some dodgeball will your obnoxious pre-teens. Just no head shots or you'll be asked to leave.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/20150904_112132.jpg20150904_112132The first floor contains a gorgeous series of tunnels and climbing tunes that winds through animal sculptures, a large treehouse, caverns, and a ton of surprises like a huge aquarium housing giant river fish.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/junglegym_sebastian_hinton_1920.jpgJungleGym_Sebastian_Hinton_1920Patent picture by Sebastian Hinton, depicting his "JungleGym." {{PD-1923}}, Public Domain in the US, via Wikimedia. 2015-09-11T12:45:25+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2015/09/03/give-me-my-seventeenth-day/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/philip_stanhope_4th_earl_of_chesterfield.pngPhilip_Stanhope,_4th_Earl_of_ChesterfieldThe calendar change was proposed by Philip Stanhope, the 4th Earl of Chesterfield whose birthday is on September 22. Guess he got to open his presents a little bit earlier in 1752. Portrait by Allan Ramsey. Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/20150902_114729.jpg20150902_114729I may be no William Hogarth, but...nope, I got nothing. I'll just stick to writing.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/744px-an_election_entertainment.jpg744px-An_Election_EntertainmentAn Election Entertainment by William Hogarth. Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commonshttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/8642159457_4f7ef807bd_o.jpg8642159457_4f7ef807bd_oOkay, maybe not THAT creative. photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/44176993@N03/8642159457">Lunchbots bento for 5th grade boy - puzzle cheese for autism</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">(license)</a>2015-09-03T18:35:37+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2015/08/13/dark-nights-bad-decisions-and-a-litterbug-comet/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/meteor.jpgmeteorWe saw a few like this. By Nick Ares from Auburn, CA, United States (Perseid Meteor 8/12/08) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0) or CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons2015-08-15T13:13:46+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2015/05/28/dancing-with-the-squares/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ford_assembly_line_-_1913.jpgFord_assembly_line_-_1913Making car parts for the American working square dancer, because that's who they are and that's who they care about. [Public Domain], via Wikimedia Commonshttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/henry_ford_1919.jpgHenry_ford_1919Henry Ford. This man knows his way around a Virginia Reel. [Public Domain], via Wikimedia Commonshttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/national_barn_dance_1940.jpgNational_Barn_Dance_1940Go ahead. Just try to do this without making any physical contact with your partner. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons 2015-05-31T13:47:46+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2015/05/21/its-the-end-of-the-school-year-as-i-know-it/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/nostradamus_by_cesar.jpgNostradamus_by_CesarNostradamus predicted the end in 1999, but it seems maybe he wasn't so certain, because he also thought the year 3797 a likely candidate for a fiery apocalypse. [Public Domain] via Wikimedia Commonshttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/east_side_of_stela_c_quirigua.pngEast_side_of_stela_C,_QuiriguaImages from the Mayan long calendar that ends December 21, 2012, which proved a little unnerving until December 22, 2012 dawned. By Maudslay (Cyrus Thomas (1904) Mayan calendar Systems II) [Public domain or Public domain], via Wikimedia Commonshttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/15815626002_10c8e61156_o.jpg15815626002_10c8e61156_oSome even less optimistic scientists say there's a 0.3% chance the world my be destroyed by an asteroid on March 16, 2880. So if you have plans that day, you might want to be prepared with a plan B. photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/24662369@N07/15815626002">BENNU’S JOURNEY</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">(license)</a>2015-05-21T19:05:17+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2015/05/07/better-than-a-pulitzer-the-creative-blogger-award/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/creative-blogger.jpgcreative bloggerThat's prettier than a Pulitzer medal.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/josephpulitzer.jpgPortrait Of Joseph PulitzerJoesph Pulitzer [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons2015-05-09T21:52:38+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2015/04/30/baltimore-through-stanleys-eyes/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/swallowfieldstanley.jpgSwallowfieldStanleyBy User:Miwillans (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commonshttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/stanleybalt3.jpgStanleyBalt3Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Completed in 1992, this is the first of the new old (or retro) baseball stadiums that have since swept the nation. Yesterday it became the place where the Baltimore Orioles offered imaginary autographs to absent fans and defeated the White Sox with no one there to watch.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/stanleybalt8.jpgStanleyBalt8Fort McHenry. Famed for its role in the War of 1812, and site of inspiration for Francis Scott Key's poem "Defence of Fort M'Henry" which would become "The Star Spangled Banner," a song that can be well sung by maybe 1% of the US population, but is nonetheless loved by all. https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/stanleybalt7.jpgStanleyBalt7https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/stanleybalt6.jpgStanleyBalt6Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum.It was in this house, built around 1830, where Edgar Allan Poe lived for a time with his aunt Maria Clemm and his ten year old cousin, who he would one day marry, but not until she reached the ripe of age of 13.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/stanleybalt41.jpgStanleyBalt4Washington Monument. Designed by Robert Mills, also the designer of the monument in DC, the Washington Monument in Baltimore was the first to be planned in honor of the first US president, making this one of the oldest giant stone phalli in the nation.2015-05-03T16:53:13+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2015/04/23/hi-ho-the-fourth-and-final-voyage-of-kermit-the-frog/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/kermit.jpgkermitphoto credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23165290@N00/7237366516">Kermit the Frog - Smithsonian Museum of Natural History - 2012-05-15</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/tree-frog.jpgtree frogBy Tim Ross (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commonshttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/cristobalcolon.jpgCristobalColon"CristobalColon" by Sebastiano del Piombo - Unknown. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons 2015-04-23T18:35:16+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2015/04/16/the-certainty-of-death-and-taxes/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/carmen_miranda_in_the_gangs_all_here_trailer_cropped.jpgCarmen_Miranda_in_The_Gang's_All_Here_trailer_croppedLadies' hats were tax exempt. Even those made of fruit. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commonshttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/5813193071_a01c87336e_o.jpg5813193071_a01c87336e_oThat's an expensive hat label. photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/44312356@N04/5813193071">The End of the Line</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/herrer_-_lady_in_hat.jpgHerrer_-_Lady_in_HatLadies' hats, though much more intricate, enjoyed tax exempt status. Cézár Herrer [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commonshttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/387px-mans_tailcoat_detail_with_stock_and_beaver_top_hat.jpg387px-Man's_tailcoat_detail_with_stock_and_beaver_top_hatA hat like this would carry a hefty tax. Photograph S. Oliver for LACMA.. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Man%27s_tailcoat_detail_with_stock_and_beaver_top_hat.jpg#/media/File:Man%27s_tailcoat_detail_with_stock_and_beaver_top_hat.jpghttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/3387370159_0e344fb90f_o.jpg3387370159_0e344fb90f_ophoto credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/53326337@N00/3387370159">Income tax of liberty</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/">(license)</a>2015-04-16T16:50:43+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2015/04/09/your-favorite-dinosaur-and-the-lie-your-science-teachers-may-not-have-told-you-after-all/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/bronto-drawing.jpgbronto drawingReal or not, the "thunder lizard" has captured our imaginations and our hearts. photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/74453626@N00/165086950">brontosaurus in party hat</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/cope.jpgcopeEdward Drinker Cope, respected paleontologist, second-place in the bone war, and also maybe a little bit of a squabbling child. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commonshttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/oc-marsh.jpgoc marshhttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dino-skeleton.jpgdino skeletonBrontosaurus (but later Apatosaurus, and now brontosaurus again) skeleton displayed with the wrong head at the Carnegie Natural Museum of Natural History. By Dinosaurs, by William Diller Matthew [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons2015-04-19T13:40:45+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2015/03/26/playing-well-pretty-much-the-coolest-job-in-the-world/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/lego-r2d21.jpgLEGO R2D2https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/lego-r2d2.jpgLEGO R2D2https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/lego.jpgLEGOhttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/20150321_185433.jpg20150321_1854332015-03-28T17:32:38+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2015/03/19/a-writers-tour-on-wyatt-earps-birthday/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/sam.jpegsamhttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/2987926396_36f8c4342d_o.jpg2987926396_36f8c4342d_ophoto credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10393601@N08/2987926396">Tapping a Pencil</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/8576636877_23c8dccc7e_o.jpg8576636877_23c8dccc7e_oOkay, okay. Next week. I promise. photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/92090133@N04/8576636877">79109 Colby City Showdown</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/wyatt_earp.jpgWyatt_EarpMr. Earp will just have to wait for his feature post. Maybe next birthday.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/blogtourphoto.jpgblogtourphoto2015-03-24T01:17:09+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2015/03/12/ancient-gatorade-tastes-like-ash/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/gatoradeoriginalglassbottle.jpgGatoradeOriginalGlassBottleOriginal Gatorade: Looks like urine; tastes like sweat. For some reason, that add campaign never took off. By Jeff Taylor (Flickr: GatoradeOriginalGlassBottle) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commonshttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/plinyelder.jpgPlinyelderPliny the Elder [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons2015-03-12T20:50:03+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2015/02/26/its-national-tell-a-fairy-tale-day/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/6819858446_6a6ff551be_o.jpgOnce upon a time book coverWhat story will you tell? photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71926021@N06/6819858446">Once upon a time ...</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/6658412081_0237e56a65_o.jpg6658412081_0237e56a65_oI have to assume there was a witch involved in the plot to get rid of the baron, and a terrible deal struck. There may also have been an apple. I haven't worked out all of the details yet. photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27409077@N07/6658412081">IMG_1422</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/daulnoy.jpgD'AulnoyPierre-François Basan [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons2015-02-26T23:58:36+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2015/02/19/as-you-wish-a-book-giveaway-of-true-love-and-high-adventure/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/20150219_095716-e1424361769266.jpg20150219_095716Elwes has referred to this project as a love letter to the fans of the movie. And it really does have a lot of heart.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/me-and-cary.jpgme and caryYou can't tell this from the picture, but 12-year-old me just fainted.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/20150214_144228.jpg20150214_144228Elwes, a natural storyteller complete with spot-on impressions, gets comfortable with the large crowd of enthusiastic fans.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/20150214_144810.jpg20150214_144810Even after 27 years, we're all suckers for a good story well told.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/20150219_083056.jpg20150219_083056Why yes, that is ticket number 1. It pays to know people, or at least people who know people.2015-02-22T14:55:53+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2015/02/12/sparkly-gluten-free-love-and-other-reasons-we-may-not-get-valentines-day-quite-right/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/claudius-ii.pngclaudius IIClaudius II, the first man to throw an "I hate Valentine's Day" party. By =*File:5305 - Brescia - S. Giulia - Ritratto di Claudio II il Gotico - Foto Giovanni Dall'Orto, 25 Giu 2011.jpg: Giovanni Dall'Orto. derivative work: Cristiano64 [Attribution], via Wikimedia Commonshttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/6843999317_e6f61293a6_o.jpg6843999317_e6f61293a6_o photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/70269549@N00/6843999317">Pink and orange roses</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/20150211_210358.jpg20150211_210358We are going to be eating these things for a very, very long time.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/20150211_183811.jpg20150211_1838112015-02-14T05:49:42+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2015/02/05/open-up-its-your-pizza/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/14505851265_520e7aab1e_o.jpg14505851265_520e7aab1e_oThese men look like they've had a long day. I bet they could use a pizza. photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/91779914@N00/14505851265">Ross & sutherland Constabulary patrol car 1968</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">(license)</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/queen.jpgqueen [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons2015-02-06T17:55:33+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2015/01/22/the-truth-about-philosophers-how-to-get-your-mom-to-give-you-a-cookie/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/jcake.jpgJcakeMy seven-year-old philosopher's last birthday cake, in which Calvin & Hobbes look a little bit like jerks.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/thomas-hobbes.jpgthomas hobbesThomas Hobbes, father of modern political philosophy, and pretty sure you're kind of a jerk. 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See Commons:Licensing for more information.English | Español | Français | Magyar | Italiano | Македонски | Türkmençe | +/−. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thomas_Hobbes_(portrait).jpg#mediaviewer/File:Thomas_Hobbes_(portrait).jpghttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/john_calvin_2.jpgJohn_Calvin_2https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/bunny.jpgbunnyMy son's "Hobbes," a stuffed bunny he appropriately named "Bunny." Sure, she looks all innocent sitting on the couch waiting for him to come home from school, but make no mistake. The second he comes through that door, she'll pounce.2015-01-28T05:37:18+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2015/01/08/with-my-pen-held-high/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/pen.jpgpen2015-01-17T13:44:04+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2014/12/04/the-truth-about-streaking-in-december/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/origin_2222864749.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERASeems to me there are worse ways a lady could be remembered.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/peeping-tom.pngpeeping tomPeeping Tom of Coventry. He does look a little pervy.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/ladygodiva.jpgladygodivahttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/20141203_140045.jpg20141203_140045My walking partner, always ready to help me add a couple more miles to my total, and, it should be noted, always without a stitch of clothing.2015-01-13T15:45:56+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2014/11/20/a-shocking-turkey-recipe/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/origin_8410286654.jpgorigin_8410286654I'm kind of partial to the bald eagle myself. photo credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thomashawk/8410286654/">Thomas Hawk</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/">cc</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/proposedseal.jpgProposedsealFranklin also proposed this image of Moses and Pharaoh at the Red Sea for the Great Seal. Imagine the controversy that would have caused!https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/lightning-experiment.jpglightning experimentBenjamin Franklin, determined to carry on despite his shocking turkey set-back.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/benjamin-franklin.jpgbenjamin franklinBenjamin Franklin, reviewing his collection of turkey recipes.2014-11-22T13:12:33+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2014/11/13/throw-away-your-razor-november/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/king_c__gillette.jpgKing_C__GilletteKing Camp Gillette sporting an impressive mustache for the month of Movember.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/shaving-poster.jpgshaving posterEvidently babies don't participate in No Shave November. photo attribution: http://www.flickr.com/people/21309047@N00https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/razor-patent.pngrazor patent2014-11-13T15:23:05+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2014/11/06/writing-my-hyde-off-a-nanowrimo-adventure/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/stevewriting.jpgstevewritinghttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/nano-sign.jpgnano signI swear I'll get started on those 50,000 words as soon as I make this really important sign for my office door.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/stevenson.jpgStevensonhttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/nanocrest.pngnanocrest2014-11-06T18:06:22+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2014/09/04/why-sometimes-football-is-worth-watching/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/canon-ball.jpgcanon ballhttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/croke-park.jpgcroke parkCroke Park in Dublin, Ireland, host to Gaelic football, hurling, rugby, and occasionally American football.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/centurylink.jpgcenturylinkCentury Link Field, very long football season will get its start. By Visitor7 (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons2014-10-30T20:14:16+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2014/10/30/praying-for-kitkats/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/origin_8602413979.jpgorigin_8602413979Where's my KitKat? photo credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/katerha/8602413979/">katerha</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">cc</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20141030_085104.jpg20141030_085104I mean, I don't want to brag that I'm the best mom in the world or anything, but an awful lot of love went into that mask.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/origin_3684368950.jpgorigin_3684368950Because what wandering spirit wouldn't appreciate this? photo credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/andrew_bolin/3684368950/">Andrew _ B</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/">cc</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/origin_253034674.jpgorigin_253034674Aren't you a little old to be Trick-or-Treating? photo credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/abbynormy/253034674/">abbynormy</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">cc</a>2014-11-05T21:18:33+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2014/10/23/drinks-with-the-devil-lead-to-puking-pumpkins/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/pumpkindrill.jpgpumpkindrillhttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/pumpkintools.jpgpumpkintoolsRemember when we were kids and we had to do this with just a spoon and a steak knife. And bandaids.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/threepumpkins.jpgthreepumpkinsUh oh. These pumpkins don't look like they're feeling so well. 2014-10-28T07:09:59+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2013/08/29/stepping-in-toxic-waste-a-guide-to-fashion-after-labor-day/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/137.jpg137If it's a color, you will find it in there somewhere.2014-10-16T15:44:10+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2014/10/02/the-single-greatest-advancement-in-the-field-of-cookie-science-ever/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20141002_103753.jpg20141002_103753This little yellow package always makes me hungry for cookies. https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20141001_163253.jpg20141001_163253Way more than 37% delicious.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/origin_6887148812.jpgorigin_6887148812Beware of falling chocolate. photo credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/angryjuliemonday/6887148812/">AngryJulieMonday</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">cc</a>2014-10-02T20:54:27+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2014/09/25/not-a-bear-not-a-worm-not-a-meteorologist/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/tiger-moth.jpgtiger mothDefinitely not a bear. Rod Allday [CC-BY-SA-2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commonshttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/snowpath.jpgsnowpathI wonder which side the woolly worms are nestled on. photo credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/sis/1290250666/">Sister72</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">cc</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/pumpkin-nuts.jpgpumpkin nutsI sure hope you like pumpkin! photo credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jeepersmedia/15011877007/">JeepersMedia</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">cc</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/woolly-worm.jpgwoolly wormIf you’re in another part of the US you may call these critters “wooly bear” or “fuzzy bear” caterpillars even though they are maybe two inches long and not generally (ever) classified as bears. As they are also not technically worms, I won’t argue with you, but this is my blog post so I’ll be referring to them as “wooly worms.” Because that’s what they’re called.photo credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattnis/273676038/">mattnis</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/">cc</a>2014-09-25T15:17:19+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2014/09/18/young-love-teenage-angst-and-one-very-angry-goat/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/billygoattavern.jpgbillygoattavernThis is also where fans of Saturday Night Live can order a "Cheezeborger, Cheezeborger, Cheezeborger, NO PEPSI, and a Coke." photo credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jpellgen/778873796/">jpellgen</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">cc</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/goat.jpgPeace comes from within. Do not seek it without.Rumor has it the curse will only win when Cubs fans come to truly appreciate goats and welcome them in their midst. photo credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/tcmorgan/7716295354/">Tc Morgan</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/">cc</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/caughtbetweentwocurses.pngcaughtbetweentwocursesIsn't this a great cover?2014-11-05T22:24:45+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2014/08/28/the-guy-youre-gonna-call/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/ghostbusters_firehouse_2_2007.jpgGhostbusters_Firehouse_2_(2007)Hook and Ladder Company No. 8. NO FIRES! and NO GHOSTS! "Ghostbusters Firehouse 2 (2007)" by Daniel SCHNERF - Own work. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0 via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ghostbusters_Firehouse_2_(2007).jpg#mediaviewer/File:Ghostbusters_Firehouse_2_(2007).jpghttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/stay-puft.jpgstay puftStay Puft: The monster in your closet since 1984 photo credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/tonyjcase/3799534924/">Great Beyond</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/">cc</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/zenercards.pngzenercardsZener Cards [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons2014-08-28T16:01:43+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2014/07/24/follow-the-arrows/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/chalk-arrow.jpgchalk arrowphoto credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/myklroventine/1440207645/">Mykl Roventine</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/">cc</ahttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/airmail-pilot.pngairmail pilotIt's possible this man has no idea where he's going.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/arrow.pngarrowArrows go left. Arrows go right. Follow in the morning, or follow them at night.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/air-mail-route.jpgair mail route2014-08-10T14:04:18+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2014/07/17/ending-with-a-bang-the-long-weary-road-to-the-last-out/2014-07-24T11:35:09+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2014/06/26/super-foods-of-future-past/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/hulk.jpghulkSo, I don't know what's in that turkey leg, but I don't think it agrees with him.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/borax.jpgboraxUm, just no.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/heroesfood.jpgheroesfoodWait, there isn't any radiated spider venom in this, right? I have the weirdest reaction to that stuff.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/batmansnack.jpgbatmansnackHoly Whole Foods, Batman!https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/wiley.jpgWileyDr. Harvey Washington Wiley. Chief Chemist in the United States Department of Agriculture. Food and drug safety enthusiast. Poisoner of young men.2014-06-26T14:26:58+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2014/06/12/the-real-renaissance-elves-fairies-and-the-golden-age-of-piracy/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/064.jpg064Anachronism tastes delicious!https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/079.jpg079My only previous encounter with live pirates, at the St. Louis Renaissance Fair. These were somewhat less concerned with historical accuracy.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/058.jpg058https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/queen_elizabeth_i_from_npg.jpgQueen_Elizabeth_I_from_NPGQueen Elizabeth I didn't get the memo about the cleavage. Evidently she had no sense of style at all.2024-04-15T20:30:02+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2014/06/05/go-go-bananas/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/banana-smile.jpgbanana smileIt even looks like a smile.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/banana-tree.jpgbanana treeClearly NOT a tree. https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/banana-split1.jpgbanana splitNow we're talking!https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/banana-phone.jpgbanana phoneI think it's pretty safe to assume that the 1876 Centennial Exposition also introduced the world to the banana phone. photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bhardy/472799666/">bhardy</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">cc</a>2014-06-19T12:54:19+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2014/05/29/without-a-driver-in-mind-the-google-doodlebug/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/steammachineofverbiestin1678.jpgSteamMachineOfVerbiestIn1678SteamMachineOfVerbiestIn1678https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/verbiest.jpgverbiestFerdinand Verbiest, Jesuit (1623-1666) https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/google.jpggooglephoto credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mezdeathhead/4533915662/">Mez Love</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">cc</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/nerd.jpgnerd photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pitadel/4951801589/">Pedro Glez.</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">cc</a>2014-06-15T18:32:44+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2014/05/15/literacy-and-the-racist-kangaroo/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/origin_3528642502.jpgorigin_3528642502That doesn't look like such a bad place to land. photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ajari/3528642502/">ajari</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">cc</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/drseusswartime9.jpgdrseusswartime9Um...Dr. Seuss?https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/wearehere.jpgweareherephoto credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/daveparker/2338731457/">daveparker</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">cc</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/kangaroo.jpgSONY DSCphoto credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tgerus/8342511736/">Tatters ❀</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">cc</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/hortonbook.jpghortonbookhttps://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/politicalcartoon.pngpoliticalcartoon2014-05-20T13:39:54+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2014/05/01/how-joe-somebody-met-pretty-girl/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/origin_489315087.jpgorigin_489315087A May Day tradition that has nothing whatsoever to do with fudge sundaes. I don't get it. photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cookwood/489315087/">Liz Castro</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">cc</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/ninjas.pngninjasThe stealthiest and most efficient flower delivery service ever. photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennycide/3210239850/">JennyCide/grom</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/">cc</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dairy-queen.jpgdairy queenThat's my kind of May basket! photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_t_in_dc/4981006405/">Mr.TinDC</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/">cc</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/may-baskets.jpgmay basketsA fun, but messy tradition.2014-05-08T01:17:03+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2014/04/17/a-mom-a-racecar-a-kayak-blog-post-dang-it/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/origin_4404392141.jpgorigin_4404392141photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/engnr_chik/4404392141/">engnr_chik</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/">cc</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/origin_2846443363.jpgorigin_2846443363photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/shannonrosa/2846443363/">shannonrosa</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">cc</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/origin_8880728690.jpgorigin_8880728690photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/x1brett/8880728690/">Brett Jordan</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">cc</a>2014-04-22T21:12:13+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2014/04/03/worth-its-weight-in-emeralds/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/origin_4385813631.jpgorigin_4385813631I could never pull off this look. I'm also not a sun hat person. photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickelmedia/4385813631/">nickel.media</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/">cc</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/origin_10659708834-e1396496372549.jpgorigin_10659708834Retro 1st-Century gladiator viewing emerald lenses. Some things never go out of style. photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/beeskneesdaily/10659708834/">The Bees Knees Daily</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/">cc</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/origin_3354880922.jpgorigin_3354880922I find your lack of expensive sunglasses disturbing. photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/scottrsmith/3354880922/">Scott Smith (SRisonS)</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">cc</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/origin_2926134306.jpgorigin_2926134306photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nostri-imago/2926134306/">cliff1066™</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">cc</a>2023-06-14T03:14:00+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2014/03/20/orange-balls-and-red-gatorade/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/origin_8589017619.jpgorigin_8589017619Because nothing says "This is a real sport" like an orange ball. photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19779889@N00/8589017619/">arbyreed</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/">cc</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/origin_4597118053.pngorigin_4597118053And you thought the jump ball slowed down the game too much. photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/colinsite/4597118053/">monkeywing</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">cc</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/origin_3347495010.jpgSONY DSCPardon me, sir, for daring to suggest that my grandma would be a better ref than you. I mean no offense, of course. She's really quite spry for 95 and only completely blind in one eye. photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/harriswalkerphotography/3347495010/">HPUPhotogStudent</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">cc</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/origin_3714139803.jpgorigin_3714139803The preferred sports celebratory sports beverage of choice for kids with cool moms. photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/zenmama/3714139803/">Lorianne DiSabato</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">cc</a>2014-03-22T14:15:20+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2014/03/13/its-only-wafer-thin/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/origin_7006652599.jpgorigin_7006652599There is absolutley no reason to sit down and eat a whole box of Girl Scout Cookies at once. Not when they come so nicely packages in 1/2 box serving sizes. photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elemente/7006652599/">elaine a</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/">cc</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/origin_8525998361-1.pngorigin_8525998361-1I bet he'd rather have a Thin Mint. photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/notionscapital/8525998361/">Mike Licht, NotionsCapital.com</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">cc</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/origin_398299948.jpgorigin_398299948Oh, no, no. I just meant one of the little green boxes. Oh, okay, I'll just take them all. photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinomara/398299948/">Brother O'Mara</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">cc</a>2014-03-18T20:24:10+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2014/03/06/bouncing-ideas-around/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/origin_11879889843.jpgorigin_11879889843Stingy. Bouncy. Gooey. Not good for making tires. photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/shiningstars11/11879889843/">Hometown Beauty</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/">cc</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/origin_3103902318.pngorigin_3103902318Actually I think if he could just wear a lab coat to work, he might be completely happy. photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/philentropist/3103902318/">philentropist</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/">cc</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/origin_301558845911-e1394126946438.jpgorigin_3015588459(1)It's possible that this boot could be put to better use. photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/runran/3015588459/">runran</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/">cc</a>2014-03-06T22:22:10+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2014/02/27/peanuts-cracker-jack-and-the-most-important-political-movement-of-our-time/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/20140227_130150.jpg20140227_130150National holiday or not, I'm getting my celebration on.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/origin_29071799451.jpgorigin_2907179945(1)Okay, so in rounders you swing a bat at a ball and score by successfully running around four bases. But she's clearly holding the bat in one hand. It's completely different. See? photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/22326055@N06/2907179945/">theirhistory</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/">cc</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/origin_4861637828.jpgorigin_4861637828I'm thinking of petitioning the US government to form a commission to ascertain the truth behind the American-ness of apple pie. photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/krawcowicz/4861637828/">Barbara.K</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">cc</a>https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/ozziesmithbobble.jpgozziesmithbobbleA great short stop. A great bobble head. 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"Eve Leo" style at its best. https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/alton-brown.jpgalton brownThis man taught me everything I know about yeast. And sock puppets. Alton Brown Photo By Lawrence Lansing [CC-BY-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)]https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/large__4261638740.jpglarge__42616387402014-02-10T23:53:41+00:00monthlyhttps://sarah-angleton.com/2014/01/09/monstrous-highs-and-record-lows/https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/blanket-fort1.jpgblanket fortI may not be getting much writing done, but this is a fun place to hang out.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/390358153.jpg390358153https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/2640774622.jpg2640774622For a Missourian, this would be a problem.https://sarah-angleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/3171437048.jpg3171437048I guess we have to blame Mount Tambora for this, 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