First, that lines are going to be LONG at noon, and after 5.  Bring a book.  Like, Harry Potter #6 ( Read more... )

That being the sound of the gauntlet that I've thrown.

If you're reading this, I challenge you.

I challenge you to a posting of polemics, a duel of (i)'deas, a chorus of concepts, an eyeful of ideas, a mailing of maundering missives.  Call it a quest after question-answers.

(Sorry, I have Phantom Tollbooth in my mind.  And a shout out to my whimsy- ( Read more... )

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Today's Geo Quiz sends us to a South Pacific island.

It's a little spot on the world map.

It's about one and half times the size of Washington DC.

It's a self-governing island, though it's officially a dependency of New Zealand.

The island is often referred to as the "Rock of Polynesia."

Its ( Read more... )