Today's Friday Funny is courtesy of Brent Tozzer. After my tour of high school students at the Michael C. Carlos Museum this morning, I stopped by the book shop to say hello to Brent, bookseller extraordinaire. With fellow docent, Pat Stone, we chatted about the wonderful mummy upstairs in the Old Kingdom exhibit."He's so extraordinary!" I commented. "I never get tired of … [Read more...] about Friday Funny
Write Your Name in Hieroglyphics
That's my full name up there in ancient Egypian hieroglyphics! Thanks to World History Teacher's Blog for the heads-up and link.The site allows you to type in your name so that you can see what your name looks like in the Egyptian "picture-writing." Just remember, you read hieroglyphics INTO the faces of the animals depicted. So here, it would be left to right.On one of the Old … [Read more...] about Write Your Name in Hieroglyphics
Authors: How do You Get Invited to Book Clubs?
Last night, I attended a book club as the author-guest. I was a bit nervous at first--I mean, it's weird! All those people gathered to talk about your book--what if they hated it? Or disagreed with certain editorial decisions?But the folks at the book club I attended in Atlanta were extraordinarily gracious. They had intelligent questions about my research and the history … [Read more...] about Authors: How do You Get Invited to Book Clubs?
Friday Funnies–Ancient Style!
My friend and fellow docent, Conway Bracket, inspired me to do a "Totally Looks Like" Funny Friday. Check out her latest. Meanwhile, I scoured the LOL site, "Totally Looks Like," for classical references so you wouldn't have to! ;-) Enjoy!Angry Ashley Judd totally looks like Medusa.Caesar totally looks like Putin.Socrates totally looks like Anthony … [Read more...] about Friday Funnies–Ancient Style!
Sleeping Mummies and Magical Dolls
Today, I toured a group of second and third-grade students through the Carlos Museum's Egyptian galleries. We started with our new exhibit, "Life and Death in the Pyramid Age" and my favorite mummy of all time, our sleeping beauty:Isn't he just magnificent? He really looks like he's about to sit up, swing his legs over and walk out, doesn't he? At 4,000 years old, this guy was … [Read more...] about Sleeping Mummies and Magical Dolls