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World's Eeriest Abandoned Places - Lehigh Acres, Florida
My wife's parents owned a vacation home here for a time.
Welcome - Haus Germana Kapeller
I think this is the Privatzimmer where my wife and I stayed while visiting Salzburg in September 1990. It is one of several B&Bs on Kasern Berg, north of the city, up a hill from the Salzburg Maria Plain station. The home page mentions that they show Sound of Music in the breakfast room in the evenings and another page mentions being able to catch the Sound of Music tour bus. Let's Go Austria and Switzerland describes the hostess as "lively, gregarious," which fits my recollection.
Open Mic at the iMonk Cafe: What Might Boys Read? | internetmonk.com
Many, many good suggestions, beyond Harry Potter and Narnia.
YouTube - Aerosmith Guitar Hero Opening Act - KMOD Tulsa - Sweet Emotion
Please click through to YouTube and watch my nephew's video! He's in third place and gaining ground!
Op-Ed Columnist - The Best Kids' Books Ever - NYTimes.com
Nicholas Kristof's recommendations include The Hardy Boys series, Anne of Green Gables, The Wind in the Willows, The Prince and the Pauper, and the Harry Potter books, plus a bunch you may never have heard of. In a blog entry, the Kristof children offer their own book recommendations.
Lenore Skenazy: Why I'm Raising Free-Range Kids
Skenazy writes that DVDs of the first five seasons of Sesame Street (1969-1974) are labeled adults-only, because they show kids playing on their own: "'These early Sesame Street episodes are intended for grown-ups.'... The wimps at PBS refuse to sanction any notion that kids can play on their own anymore. So now it's modeling the NEW norm: Constant parental supervision."
The best chili I've ever had came from a pushcart on the MIT campus. Here's the recipe, along with fond memories of the man who cooked and served it. From the acknowledgments to John Murdzek's dissertation: "Andy Anderson, Head Chiliologist of Andy's Place, deserves special mention, not for serving up fine cuisine (which he does), but for serving up optimism and encouragement at a place where a good word is hard to come by."
Really Bad Ideas For Mother's Day - The Parenting.com Blogs
From Shannon of Rocks in My Dryer. Rule of Thumb: "...if it requires plugging in, don't buy it."
American Rails: Surviving Oklahoma Railroad Stations
A list of surviving stations, depots, and terminals around the state. I'm proud to say that my grandfather, Johnny Bates, as a member of the Lions Club, helped to save the Nowata Missouri Pacific station when the railroad wanted to tear it down.
Amazon.com: Trial and Triumph: Stories from Church History: Richard M. Hannula: Books
Forty-six brief biographies for school children, including Augustine of Hippo and his mother Monica, Gregory the Great, Polycarp, Francis of Assisi, Martin Luther, John Bunyan, Amy Carmichael, Charles Spurgeon, and Richard Wurmbrand. (Recommended by TulipGirl.)
