Mudmap

Did you wake this morning feeling especially rested? Or did you toss and turn all night wondering why the night was taking so long? Either way, you were right. Last night we had an extra-long night...

Nursery rhymes are a lovely way to teach children to speak, to sing, to rhyme and have rhythm, and to develop memory skills. You have probably heard that ring-a-ring-a-rosy is a reference to the Bl...

you'll never guess the twist in this tale.....

Why some people think they're trapped in a real-life "Truman Show"

Here is some amazing assemblage art of a used 1890s Vampire Hunting Kit.

Every idea is different. But when it comes to successful idea execution, patterns quickly emerge. Read on for 10 ways to amp your productivity...

In an exercise in sheer bluff and hypocrisy, I am now going to expand my hypothesis (aka brief thought and opinion) on social media encourages us to turn a fleeting thought into an opinion, and an ...

So you think you are an individual? A free-thinker, unfettered by peer-pressure, doing what you want, going where you want, thinking original and uninfluenced thoughts? Dream on. Humans, like many ...

Let's say you and your roommate have a little side business baking rhubarb pies at home and selling them on a street corner. Folks love pie, and you're having trouble keeping up with demand. But you can only invest so much money in the business.

I found high-school English to be a scarring experience. I loved reading, I loved books – but I found the deconstruction of books, themes and stories to be soul-destroying, and story-destroyi...

I do not believe in astrology, particularly the sort published in newspapers and popular magazines. I do not believe that constellations of burning gases billions of light years away, so far that n...

Some silly stuff for Saturday afternoon.....

Another that I do not claim credit for, but share for your entertainment (and my own)….. It’s always good to see a man with a hobby! After I retired, my wife insisted that I accompany h...

“Life is a helluva lot more fun if you say yes rather than no” My step-son and his friend have produced a musical. They wrote it, set it to music, choreographed it, sold tickets and put it on f...

You can't actually multitask, you're more susceptible to ads when you're sad, and other surprising facts.

A moving collection of iconic photographs from the last 100 years that demonstrate the heartbreak of loss, the tremendous power of loyalty, and the triumph of the human spirit. Warning: Some of these will make you weep.

Matthew Lacroix We all know (or hopefully we know by now) about the dangers of posting inappropriate material on social media. Drunken pictures of yourself partying when you are off work sick. Abus...

I was never allowed a Barbie doll. My mother said something about unrealistic role models. It was the 1970s and we had the first ever International Year of Women (by inference I suppose this means ...

bizarre things that people (including lawyers) say in court....