While preparing for my ration challenge, I had a lot of trouble finding a suitable ration book template, so I created my own. It isn’t perfect (and it is 2 sheets rather than a booklet), but it suitable for my… Read More ›
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Rationing – The Rules
Here are the rules I will be following for our Wartime Ration Challenge.
First Contact
Originally posted on Cheri Speak:
I love watching Ancient Aliens. In fact, I love watching most things about space, the cosmos, and the potential for discovering intelligent life “out there” … somewhere. Science and technology have come a long way…
Earth and the big four oh
Today is Earth’s birthday. He is now forty years old or, as my daughter puts it, officially an ‘old man’. I would have liked to have a big party for him, but we couldn’t afford it and anyway, there aren’t… Read More ›
Cats Creep the Fire to Art by Matthew Ward
Opening Sentence: Slit scars across your wrists must mean you tried. Synopsis: N/A Genre: Poetry Rating: @@@@ Pages: 132 BCID: xxx-6265782 ISBN: 978-1-934209-22-6 Year: 2008 Format: Paperback Comments: Cats Creep the Fire to Art is a collection of the works… Read More ›
Books I Read in December 2010
Weird New York by Christ Gethard Jason Cosmo: Hero Wanted by Dan McGirt Cats Creep the Fire to Art by Matthew Ward Related articles The Best of 2010 (brandsandfilms.com)
Freeman Dyson
“The destiny of our species is shaped by the imperatives of survival on six distinct time scales. To survive means to compete successfully on all six time scales. But the unit of survival is different at each of the six… Read More ›
Mathematical Model for Surviving a Zombie Attack
Oh yes, somebody actually did a study on mathematics of a hypothetical zombie attack, and published it in a book on infectious disease. So, while we still don’t know what to do if a deadly asteroid takes aim at Earth,… Read More ›
Does Jesus Save Aliens?
Four hundred years after Renaissance philosopher Giordano Bruno was burnt at the stake for his belief in the “plurality of worlds” (aliens), scientists and religious leaders gathered this week at a seemingly more open-minded Vatican for a conference on astrobiology… Read More ›
The New 50 Simple Things Kids Can Do to Save the Earth by The Earthworks Group
Opening Sentence:There are lots of things that grown-ups are allowed to do, but most kids aren’t: Stay up past 11:30…wear short sleeves when it’s raining…eat chocolate for dinner. Synopsis:Hey kids! Get ready to… Be a water-leak detective – Hidden water… Read More ›
Water Wishes (The Magic Elements Quartet #1)
Synopsis:Three Wishes Whoesoever pulleth this page from the bottle shall be granted three wishes of this element. Sam, Polly, and Joe find an old green bottle floating on the ocean waves. Inside is a tattered parchment granting them three wishes!… Read More ›
My Son Drowned MMy Keyboard
Stormy spilled a glass of water all over my keyboard yesterday. Despite having dried it out, the darn thing no longer works and we can’t afford a new one at the moment. Thus, I am currently limited to the moments… Read More ›
Frantic
I spoke to Earth on phone last night. He is very depressed which is understandable. What has me worried though, is that he stated that he’d not had anything to eat or drink since the day before because he… Read More ›
Horrible, Horrible Day
*UPDATE: I have decided that I feel ready to open this post to the general public. Please understand that this is a sensitive topic and refrain from trolling.* Only a few people are being allowed to see this post. I… Read More ›
Couples Quiz
This is kind of like the 25 things – except there are pre-decided questions and it’s about you and your spouse, not just you. ♥ What are your middle names? Earth (yes, my middle name is the same as my… Read More ›
The World Without Us by Alan Weisman
Opening Sentence:One June morning in 2004, Ana Maria Santi sat against a post beneath a large palm-thatched canopy, frowning as she watched a gathering of her people in Mazaraka, their hamlet on the Rio Conambu, an Ecuadorian tributary of the… Read More ›
My Wonderful Litha
Well, we all had a wonderful Litha Day here in our house. We usually only have a small gift from the Litha fairy as our main celebration is at Yule, but this year we missed Yule so we had a… Read More ›
Getting to Know Me
Name: Nurture Age:31 Gender:Female Marital status:Married Romance:is wonderful. Hair colour:Browny Eye colour:Blue Long or short hair:Short Favourite thing to eat:Chocolate Favourite thing to wear:skirts Favourite perfume/cologne:rose or lavender Favourite food:Indian or Burritos or Chocolate Favourite drink:Water or coca-cola Favourite colour:Purple… Read More ›
She has Replied
Well, I heard back from my mother today. Most of the issues seem to be resolved, and I’m pretty happy with her reply. After discussing it with Earth, we have decided to give her our address. We have also spoken… Read More ›
All Gone :-(
Our damn computer crashed again this week and Earth ended up doing a rescue. Now I’ve lost all my files. Some of them are a real pain in the backside but can be replaced with hard work – like my… Read More ›
Butterfly’s in Hospital – Update
I just got a call from Earth and the Doctor has been to see Butterfly. He said they gave her some pain killers and after moving her around and getting her to stand up and stuff, they feel that there… Read More ›
Butterfly’s in Hospital
We got a call from her school a short while ago. She hurt her back playing soccer and she is in a lot of pain. What worries us about this is that she is actually crying. Butterfly never cries. Ever… Read More ›
Guilty
We have an inspection tomorrow so the whole house needed to be cleaned today. Unfortunately this coincided with my first physio today. The physiotherapist twisted my foot this way and that and got me to do some exercises and stuff,… Read More ›
Yummy Birthday Breakfast!
Today is my birthday. I am 31 today. I was woken this morning with kisses and hugs from my beautiful children and they all made cards or drew pictures for me. Once I was up, Earth cooked me a delicious… Read More ›
Only in Australia
Unusual Australian Place Names: Boing Boing, NT Come by chance, NSW Foul Bay, SA Gingin, WA Humpybong, Qld Innaloo, WA Jimcumbilly, NSW Loos, SA Mount Buggery, Vic Nowhere Else, Tas & SA Poowong, Vic Rooty Hill, NSW Smiggin Holes, NSW… Read More ›
Grade 3 Sprain
As some of you may have read on Earth’s blog, I had a little accident on Tuesday. Earth was giving me my first Scooter lesson and I ran full tilt into tree. LOL…funny I know. In any case, I got… Read More ›
Happy Mothers Day
Happy mother’s day to all you Multiply Mums. I hope you all had a wonderful day. My day was the best! It started out with a sleep-in. I woke at around 10ish. When I woke up, Stormy brought me a… Read More ›
Orphans of Earth by Sean Williams & Shane Dix
Synopsis:“This is an open broadcast. We are the sole survivors of the human race. Our primary task is to locate those colonies that have survived. We must cooperate in this venture – even if it is to be our last.”… Read More ›
Echoes of Earth by Sean Williams & Shane Dix
Synopsis:In the Early 22nd century, humans have shed their bodies to travel through space. Produced through nanotechnology, their electronic reproductions, known as engrams, have been sent on fact-finding missions throughout the known universe – searching for signs of Alien life…. Read More ›
Rafferty's Rules is Closing Down 