I ♥ Evelyn Waugh

I just finished my second book by Evelyn Waugh, Brideshead Revisited.  It was so very good.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evelyn_Waugh

How To Thread A Sewing Machine

All by myself!  I finally did it!  :) Without the manual even!

*Learned with lots & lots of frustrating practice.
http://gotoes.org/sales/Singer_SewingMachineManuals/index.pl

Those Yellow Bumps On Sidewalks Are Called Truncated Domes

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truncated_domes

*Related by my mom who learned the name at a planning board meeting.

Add Salt To Water After It Boils To Prevent Pitting On Stainless Steel

 http://www.bdmarketing.com/cleaning.htm

*From the insert in my new set of Ikea stainless steel pots.

Mother Owls Do Not Regurgitate Food For Their Owlets

Instead they tear strips from the carcass a feed it to the baby.

http://mollysbox.wordpress.com/baby-owls-faqs/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barn_Owl

*Learned while watching Molly the Barn Owl.
http://eroticvulture.blogspot.com/2010/03/molly-barn-owl.html

Prometheus Had A Brother Named Epimetheus

Epimetheus was married to Pandora

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epimetheus_(mythology)

*Learned while watching Greek Mythology for Students - Defying the Gods.

Wikiversity Is a Place for Free Learning Resources

http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Wikiversity:Main_Page

*Found while browsing Wikipedia