Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Pod Cast Dictionary of Everyday Words

For word lovers

http://podictionary.com/

Origins and Pronunciations of Modern Words

This is a map of the wheel-ruts of modern English. Etymologies are not definitions; they're explanations of what our words meant and how they sounded 600 or 2,000 years ago...

http://www.etymonline.com/

Ravensburger The Earth - 540 Piece puzzleball

A Great Series on Self- Sufficiency

The Pathfinder School in South East Ohio is dedicated to Wilderness Self Reliance and Survivability we believe that only through knowledge and understanding can the skills be OWNED that are the true mark of Self Reliance and Wilderness Living!

 

http://www.youtube.com/user/wildernessoutfitters

Gifty Time! A Great Fire Starter

With a single push, tinder placed in the end of the piston is spontaneously ignited by the heat of compression, ...
http://www.firepistons.com/

Monday, December 6, 2010

Classical Rhetoric 101: A Brief History


"Humans have studied and praised rhetoric since the early days of the written word. The Mesopotamians and Ancient Egyptians both valued the ability to speak with eloquence and wisdom. However, it wasn’t until the rise of Greek democracy that rhetoric became a high art that was studied and developed systematically." ....
A great series,  check it out!
http://tiny.cc/horv5
Ravensburger Dinosaurs - 96 Piece puzzleball
96 piece Puzzle Ball