The following post contains spoilers for "Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania."M.O.D.O.K., which stands for Mechanized Organism Designed Only for Killing (one of several versions of his name), is one of the weirder Marvel Comics characters out there. For instance, one of the origin stories is that he was an employee of an arms-dealing organization who underwent experiments to increase his intelligence that made his head big and his body stunted. He's a goofy-looking little dude that flies around in a hover chair, yelling a lot. M.O.D.O.K. is one of those characters that works better on the page of a comic book than on a screen. I won't go into his backstory in the comics here because M.O.D.O.K. has a different one in...
Mariners step away from the daily exigencies of weather and into the world of climate when they lay out plans for future voyages. How challenging might one expect the sailing conditions to be, on a given ocean at a certain time of year? Will the winds be favorable? And how likely is it that a hurricane will come along and turn a carefully laid plan on end? Much of this information is embedded in a fascinating publication called the pilot chart—a bundled sheaf of pages showing, month by month, the historical trends of wind and storms for each ocean. You don’t navigate on these charts, but their distinct iconography will tell you what your ship might expect once the harbor...
Mariners step away from the daily exigencies of weather and into the world of climate when they lay out plans for future voyages. How challenging might one expect the sailing conditions to be, on a given ocean at a certain time of year? Will the winds be favorable? And how likely is it that a hurricane will come along and turn a carefully laid plan on end? Much of this information is embedded in a fascinating publication called the pilot chart—a bundled sheaf of pages showing, month by month, the historical trends of wind and storms for each ocean. You don’t navigate on these charts, but their distinct iconography will tell you what your ship might expect once the harbor...
Today I thought I'd share a few fun pics from previous Valentine posts. This first one is from last year on the Cookbook Nook with some vintage Valentine cottage elements. [TAG0] This is a great spot to share some seasonal display. [TAG1] This little red Tudor cottage is very old and I'm not sure of it's context, but it's out every Christmas and Valentine's Day. It's the perfect fit for the old kitchen scales. I made the Bingo Valentine's Day card years ago using vintage cards and Bingo cards. Only RED Bingo cards made the cut. [TAG2] Cordon Bleu iconic cow creamers are fun to collect, because from year to year they have small detail changes. Tie a Valentine's ribbon...
Today I thought I'd share a few fun pics from previous Valentine posts. This first one is from last year on the Cookbook Nook with some vintage Valentine cottage elements. [TAG0] This is a great spot to share some seasonal display. [TAG1] This little red Tudor cottage is very old and I'm not sure of it's context, but it's out every Christmas and Valentine's Day. It's the perfect fit for the old kitchen scales. I made the Bingo Valentine's Day card years ago using vintage cards and Bingo cards. Only RED Bingo cards made the cut. [TAG2] Cordon Bleu iconic cow creamers are fun to collect, because from year to year they have small detail changes. Tie a Valentine's ribbon...
