Thoroughly enjoyed that video, Miss C! Mmmmmm, bharta... possibly the only dish I could eat every day. Give me some bharta, rice and garlic naan, and I'm a happy camper. It's my 'loaves and fishes' meal. The Perinnial Plate is fascinating; I added it to my favorites. Thanks for the post!

I grind rough opals to make my own cabs and beads. What isn't mentioned here, is that the silica of an opal is usually embedded in some sort of rock matrix, like ironstone, and that silica compared to the matrix is soft and fragile. The dinosaur the tooth belonged to was a ferocious meat-eater. The material that replaced that tooth over time is beautiful, but easily damaged. Good thing it's in a museum where it can be protected.

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/diapsids/saurischia/theropoda.html

If I were a robot, I may finally be satisfied with the body I was in.

Where many have gone before.

The nicest interior for an animal shelter I've ever seen... and given the evidence of the level of commitment, possibly the nicest staff.

Our beloved schnoodle came to us by way of a rescue group dedicated to schnauzers and schnoodles. We 'took a chance' and haven't regreted it for a minute. We adore him now and forever more.

S.O.M.D.I.

On that note, I wonder how many acres and how much land and water is being taken up in this country, with golf courses? To the city who owns the course we live on, it's revenue generating (barely) open space. To me it's a waste of prime view property, that could be carved up for housing, rather than sucking up more farm land for developments.

Hmmmmm, different strokes for different folks. Here in Amurica, I pay $79 for a very tiny jar of eye cream to counter the effects of aging around my eyelids, while somewhere in China a guy is purposely accelerating the process.

Is there nothing about that man, dead or alive, that isn't or hasn't been turned into a big deal?

The term 'fulling' also means felting. The urine was probably used as a mordant, to fix the dye to the wool. Urine was also used for cleaning, due to the high ammonia content.

Wow! - even more versatile than skateboards. Lighter weight, smaller wheel base, more control with a handle keeping the rider's feet attached to the board. It must feel like they're flying. I kept expecting one of them to start flapping their arms!

Insert slo-mo video of what a dog looks like from the outside, while shaking the water out of his coat:

http://headsup.boyslife.org/dogs-shake-70-of-water-from-their-fur-in-4-seconds/