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For TV appearances, match the color of your make-up to the color of the tip of your tongue. Submitted by: Sharon K. Yntema, writer, Ithaca, New York FIXING YOUR FACE FOR TV

“First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win.” Wikipedia Victory

penelopetrunk: In Tulsa. Blogging from airport to hotel. Driver: Do you write a lot? Me: Yes. I’m a journalist. Driver: Cool. I try to keep a journal, too. penelopetrunk: In Tulsa. Blogging from airport to hotel. Driver: Do you write a lot? Me: Yes. I’m a journalist. Driver: Cool. I try to keep a journal, …

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Always figure out who your characters are before you figure out your plot. You can follow a good character through a bad plot, but you can’t make a good plot out of a bad character. Submitted by:… START WITH YOUR CHARACTERS

Design by Keenan It’s always fun to spot a book on the new books table that has a die-cut jacket; it’s especially fun to discover whimsy printed underneath on the book itself. The Drunkard’s Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives

Looking for Education Tools? Try the Centre for Learning and Performance Technology’s Directory of Learning Tools. The list contains links to over 2,300 tools, everything from Word Processors to… Ridiculously Useful Resource

From the New York Times, June 7, 1868. This item is Memorial Day’s first appearance in the Times.Memorial Day

To know whether the moon you see tonight will be bigger or smaller tomorrow night – In the Northern Hemisphere, the moon spells “DOC” each month – first it looks like a “D” (waxing moon), then an “O”… MOON WATCHING

A London-based couple wanted easy ways to maximize the use of space in their small flat, and a built-in staircase-shaped bookcase does the job. This isn’t a DIY project—an architect… Staircase Bookshelf Does Double Duty [Household]

hotdogsladies: Listening to NPR hosts talk about sports is like watching cats try to play chess. Adorable. hotdogsladies: Listening to NPR hosts talk about sports is like watching cats try to play chess. Adorable.