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“Mamas Don’t Let You Babies grow up to be Twit-less!”
Yesterday, I had a twitter chat with my editor, Cheryl Klein of Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic and stumbled upon some unexpected drama. The hashtag we used--#CMchat (for Cleopatra's Moon chat)--was being used by country music aficianados. #CMchat was a fairly busy twitter convo before we came along and crashed their party for an hour.It took us a while to understand what was … [Read more...] about “Mamas Don’t Let You Babies grow up to be Twit-less!”
Friday Funnies–Ancient Style!
Nothing against vegetarians (love ya, Judi)--just thought this was funny. Plus it had the word ancient in it!via stumblepod.com(Thankfully never heard a kid say anything like that at the Carlos Museum! But we've come close!)This comic made me think of Justin Beiber's current "scandal."(Why I even know about such things is, admittedly, very scary.) … [Read more...] about Friday Funnies–Ancient Style!
Ancient Fun Fact: Egyptians Hated Body Hair
Or, at least, it sure seemed that way--especially since they had so many tools to help them get rid of it. The most popular: razors and tweezers, which look very much like our own.Priests were said to shave their entire bodies--including eyebrows. Men and women shaved their heads--some say in order to keep lice away. Egyptians wouldn't dare enter a temple with stubble of any … [Read more...] about Ancient Fun Fact: Egyptians Hated Body Hair
Friday Funnies–Ancient Style!
"Run men, RUN! Kim Kardashian's divorce is about to go through." Perseus's Middle Name was Chuck Norris. "Run, ladies, RUN! It's Herman Cain!" (And just because I miss GAME OF THRONES:) Scar totally looks like Drogo(from totallylookslike.com) … [Read more...] about Friday Funnies–Ancient Style!
