Bookmarks and a digression

I gave my browser bookmarks a spring cleaning. Here are eight things I’ve thought kind of interesting over the past year or two. Maybe they’ll interest someone else, too.

Not only are there ships-in-a-bottle, there is also “God-in-a-bottle.”

Speaking of ships, want to know where some of the too-many man-made satellites are? Here’s a map.
And okay, here’s a map showing where some actual ships might approximately be.

Ever put a frog in your milk to keep it fresh?

And how do you feel about your washing machine?

The chant

Luis van Rooten, who I have “encountered” in old radio dramas and films, “translated” a book of nursery rhymes.

I am pretty convinced tapping fresh water aquifers under the ocean in order to slake various data center’s thirsts in pursuit of profit is an awful idea, but it’s neat there are apparently these reserves.

I saved this post for some reason. I have read/watched/listened to very few of the recommendations, but I guess I’ll past it along.

And I’ve added this place to my far-in-the-future travel plans for northern Germany. How can you resist a steam train that travels right down a town’s street? It is a Sehenswürdigkeit. (I had trouble learning this word, getting stuck on it repeatedly working with the Anki flashcards, but now it is one of the German words I consider “fun.”)

And what are the top 25 Sehenswürdigkeit in Canada, according to a random German travel blog?
(It depends on what/how you count, but I’ll say 14 – including consuming 8 of the 10 highlighted foods. How many have you visited or eaten?)

Digression:

The Saturday flea market in my little town is one of it’s Sehenwürdigkeits – really! Some people cross the border from the south to visit! Okay, so the Americans are likely grocery and pharmacy shopping while they’re here, too, but still, we do sometimes see American plates outside our flea market!

I go to the flea market once a month or so. The last time I was there, I discovered a shelf-full of 3D puzzles. I picked up three. The very dusty boxes had all been opened, so I don’t know if it’s possible to complete any of these puzzles again, but for $10 I thought it was worth taking a chance – anyway they’ll keep me busy for quite awhile – they’re all rated as “intermediate” – and the Sears/Willis Tower puzzle is noted as more difficult in online reviews.

It’s neat to me that these puzzles all seem to be from the 90’s, but if all their pieces are still there, they should still come together just as if the puzzles were manufactured yesterday. I will let you know how it goes when I give them a try.

Late breaking publication announcement:
I’m happy and relieved to announce one of my flash fictions will be published in an upcoming Cosmic Horror Monthly! More details to follow.