Monday, December 19, 2016
Homemade Butter | How To Make Butter Using A Kilner Butter Churner
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So True
From Vulture -
The 10 Essentials of Any Hallmark Christmas Movie
By Brian Moylan
http://www.vulture.com/2016/12/hallmark-christmas-movie-essentials.html
The 10 Essentials of Any Hallmark Christmas Movie
By Brian Moylan
http://www.vulture.com/2016/12/hallmark-christmas-movie-essentials.html
Celebrating Stevie Wonder
From Slate -
Love’s in Need of Love Today
Introducing Wonder Week, a toast to Stevie’s greatness—and a reminder to appreciate the artists who inspire you, while they’re still around to hear it.
By Jack Hamilton
http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/wonder_week/2016/12/introducing_wonder_week_slate_s_celebration_of_stevie_wonder_and_all_the.html
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WONDER WEEK
The Greatest Creative Run in the History of Popular Music
It’s Stevie Wonder’s “classic period.”
By Jack Hamilton
https://redux.slate.com/cover_story/2016/12/the-greatest-creative-run-in-the-history-of-pop-music.html
Love’s in Need of Love Today
Introducing Wonder Week, a toast to Stevie’s greatness—and a reminder to appreciate the artists who inspire you, while they’re still around to hear it.
By Jack Hamilton
http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/wonder_week/2016/12/introducing_wonder_week_slate_s_celebration_of_stevie_wonder_and_all_the.html
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WONDER WEEK
The Greatest Creative Run in the History of Popular Music
It’s Stevie Wonder’s “classic period.”
By Jack Hamilton
https://redux.slate.com/cover_story/2016/12/the-greatest-creative-run-in-the-history-of-pop-music.html
Sunday, December 18, 2016
Serena
From the Undefeated -
http://media.video-cdn.espn.com/motion/2016/1215/dm_161215_UNDEFEATED_SUNDAY_SERENA/dm_161215_UNDEFEATED_SUNDAY_SERENA.m3u8
http://media.video-cdn.espn.com/motion/2016/1215/dm_161215_UNDEFEATED_SUNDAY_SERENA/dm_161215_UNDEFEATED_SUNDAY_SERENA.m3u8
Great Kitchen Gadgets Under $50
http://www.businessinsider.com/innovative-kitchen-gadgets-cook-gifts-chefs-2016-12
Greater Challenges
An excerpt from the Washington Post -
He’s going home for Christmas. But most people at his prestigious college have no idea what he’s facing there.
By Valerie Strauss
Here is a new, personal and moving piece by Wood that reflects not only his own experiences but that of millions of other students who come from impoverished backgrounds.
By Zachary Wood
On Thanksgiving Day, my uncle, who’s 48, asked me if I could help him find a job. My dad, who works late hours to ensure that I attend college, was at work, so I was the only one around who could assist him.
While we worked together, he kneeled on the floor and I sat on the pile of luggage that had formed in the living room as my family gathered for the holiday.
He didn’t have a résumé, or email, and he didn’t know how to use a computer to fill out online job applications. So we had to start from square one. We began by looking at job descriptions online. For many of the jobs, I had to read the descriptions aloud to him because he couldn’t read some of the vocabulary. After looking through 43 job postings, we narrowed the pool down to a list of 10.
But before we applied, I had to set up his email account and show him how to use it.
After setting up email for him, we began working on his resume. He had never used Microsoft Word before and did not know what a resume should consist of, so the process was tedious. I figured the best way to proceed would be for me to ask him questions about previous experiences and qualifications. As he described each of his previous jobs and credentials, I tried to organize them into coherent sections. After editing what I’d written, he read over it and we began filling out job applications.
As an African-American college student from a poor family, I frequently have to help my family navigate tasks that students from upper-income backgrounds don’t need to explain to their families. But I’m not the only one.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2016/12/17/hes-going-home-for-christmas-but-most-people-at-his-prestigious-college-have-no-idea-what-hes-facing-there/?utm_term=.5a8e55fa4342&wpisrc=nl_most-draw7&wpmm=1
He’s going home for Christmas. But most people at his prestigious college have no idea what he’s facing there.
By Valerie Strauss
Here is a new, personal and moving piece by Wood that reflects not only his own experiences but that of millions of other students who come from impoverished backgrounds.
By Zachary Wood
On Thanksgiving Day, my uncle, who’s 48, asked me if I could help him find a job. My dad, who works late hours to ensure that I attend college, was at work, so I was the only one around who could assist him.
While we worked together, he kneeled on the floor and I sat on the pile of luggage that had formed in the living room as my family gathered for the holiday.
He didn’t have a résumé, or email, and he didn’t know how to use a computer to fill out online job applications. So we had to start from square one. We began by looking at job descriptions online. For many of the jobs, I had to read the descriptions aloud to him because he couldn’t read some of the vocabulary. After looking through 43 job postings, we narrowed the pool down to a list of 10.
But before we applied, I had to set up his email account and show him how to use it.
After setting up email for him, we began working on his resume. He had never used Microsoft Word before and did not know what a resume should consist of, so the process was tedious. I figured the best way to proceed would be for me to ask him questions about previous experiences and qualifications. As he described each of his previous jobs and credentials, I tried to organize them into coherent sections. After editing what I’d written, he read over it and we began filling out job applications.
As an African-American college student from a poor family, I frequently have to help my family navigate tasks that students from upper-income backgrounds don’t need to explain to their families. But I’m not the only one.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2016/12/17/hes-going-home-for-christmas-but-most-people-at-his-prestigious-college-have-no-idea-what-hes-facing-there/?utm_term=.5a8e55fa4342&wpisrc=nl_most-draw7&wpmm=1
Saturday, December 17, 2016
Friday, December 16, 2016
Lost History
From the Undefeated -
This doctor’s prescription for the game changed tennis
Dr. Robert ‘Whirlwind’ Johnson helped shape the careers of tennis greats Arthur Ashe, Althea Gibson and others
BY KELLEY D. EVANS
http://theundefeated.com/features/this-doctors-prescription-for-the-game-changed-tennis/
This doctor’s prescription for the game changed tennis
Dr. Robert ‘Whirlwind’ Johnson helped shape the careers of tennis greats Arthur Ashe, Althea Gibson and others
BY KELLEY D. EVANS
http://theundefeated.com/features/this-doctors-prescription-for-the-game-changed-tennis/
Christmas Lights Anyone?
From Thrillist -
https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/nation/best-outdoor-christmas-light-displays-set-to-music
https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/nation/best-outdoor-christmas-light-displays-set-to-music
Thursday, December 15, 2016
Farewell President Obama
From the Root -
(Sorry. Had trouble embedding the video. If it doesn't work, click the link below).
http://www.theroot.com/articles/culture/2016/12/watch-our-favorite-celebrities-bid-farewell-to-president-barack-obama/
Catching the Moon read by Kevin Costner and Jillian Estell
http://www.storylineonline.net/catching-the-moon-the-story-of-a-young-girls-baseball-dream/
Worth the Read
From the Washington Post -
A student asked Ken Burns what to do in Trump’s America. He gave her this advice.
By Alyssa Rosenberg
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/act-four/wp/2016/12/15/a-student-asked-ken-burns-what-to-do-in-trumps-america-he-gave-her-this-advice/?utm_term=.6678338aea64&wpisrc=nl_most-draw7&wpmm=1
A student asked Ken Burns what to do in Trump’s America. He gave her this advice.
By Alyssa Rosenberg
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/act-four/wp/2016/12/15/a-student-asked-ken-burns-what-to-do-in-trumps-america-he-gave-her-this-advice/?utm_term=.6678338aea64&wpisrc=nl_most-draw7&wpmm=1
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