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I had good intentions of getting a Movie Monday up this week; that didn't happen. But I do hope you tried the chocolate pudding cake with the peanut butter and pretzel crust which I posted on Friday. A hint I forgot to add to it: cut back drastically on the milk in the pudding mix (like by at least a 1/3) for a much darker, denser chocolate.
Which leads me right into my first pick today:
I really don't have to hype this site since it says up front: Search every recipe in the world. And, I bet you can. Scroll down and click on About and learn how Yummly got started. (Hint: Mustard was involved tangentially.) To get the complete recipe, you're sent to the site where it appears. So you can do a lot of diverse recipe/food reading with just a few clicks. Enjoy your visit(s) here.
That I missed this next site is weird since it has all the features I love: trivia, words and pictures.
22 Words says of itself: 22 Words collects and shares a blend of everything from the serious and creative to the silly and absurd. As your source for the crazy, curious, and comical side of the web, 22 Words can be counted on to share funny and fascinating viral content as well as more obscure (but equally interesting) pictures, videos, and more....Our goal is to inspire daily doses of WTF, OMG, LOL, and Awwwwww… I think you'll enjoy this site.
The following site I have picked before but I wanted to show you this article:
It talks about and shows you what grocery stores would look like without bees. I started following the mysterious deaths among world bees some years ago (my former dentist alerted me to it) but I had thought the cause had been found and the problem solved. Apparently not, as this June 17, 2013 article says. Take a look at it. The bee may be the canary in the mines.
Another "my kind of site" is Interesting History:
so much so that I just bookmarked it and made a mental memo to check it each day. Why? Because it presents short "This day in history" events. You get US and world history events and, with world history you get to click again for some serious reading. But you get to choose. One click for water cooler chatter: Say, did you know that Wallis Simpson was born on June 19th. Or two clicks for all you want to know about Maximilian I of Mexico who was executed today. Oh, and don't forget to click the left bar for more interesting history facts and myths.
You've probably seen some of the pictures at Bookshelf Porn in other website picks but this is a big collection of book storage sites:
Some of the bookshelves are from stores and libraries but there are ideas for home book storage. However, I do think the kid lying on the pillow in the middle of the book shelves is working his iPod/iPad. That kid is not reading.
And finally for some light summer reading from TED speakers, Tedsters, here's a long list of suggestions:
A lot of interesting choices here, one being Classics: A Very Short Introduction by Mary Beard. Click on the books and you'll go to Amazon (have they cornered the market on all book selling?) and get even more info. I like to read Amazon book reviews and try and pick out "friends of the author" reviews.
That's it for today. See you next week.
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