WP Post Thumbnail plugin adds an image upload, crop and save panel in 'Write Post' screen. It allows you to easily upload a .jpg image file. Once the image file is uploaded, you can crop it before saving it as your thumbnail. That's it. Spend less time messing around with Photoshop everytime you need to make a thumbnail (or two) for your post. Also, saves you time and … [Read more...] about Dead body
Section 1.10.33 of “de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum”, written by Cicero in 45 BC
At vero eos et accusamus et iusto odio dignissimos ducimus qui blanditiis praesentium voluptatum deleniti atque corrupti quos dolores et quas molestias excepturi sint occaecati cupiditate non provident, similique sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollitia animi, id est laborum et dolorum fuga. Et harum quidem rerum facilis est et expedita distinctio. Nam libero tempore, cum … [Read more...] about Section 1.10.33 of “de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum”, written by Cicero in 45 BC
1914 translation by H. Rackham
But I must explain to you how all this mistaken idea of denouncing pleasure and praising pain was born and I will give you a complete account of the system, and expound the actual teachings of the great explorer of the truth, the master-builder of human happiness. No one rejects, dislikes, or avoids pleasure itself, because it is pleasure, but because those who do not know how … [Read more...] about 1914 translation by H. Rackham
PTA’s new courageous statement on gun control
I was ready to be disappointed when I saw the email heading on yet another statement on a school shooting. I was expecting the usual call to discuss violence in our schools and in our culture. However, the National PTA really stood up this time, making very black and white statements that clearly support what Joe Biden has been suggesting over the past few days after his … [Read more...] about PTA’s new courageous statement on gun control
Puzzles are great for kids
I'm loving the puzzle I got for Christmas. It's a 1000-piece version of the New Yorker cover Maira Kalman did shortly after 9/11 called "Newyorkistan." She translates the city of New York and it's five boroughs into an exotic land filled with exotic names and a camel named Stan. My son and I have been working on it diligently, with the (sometimes) help of my wife and daughter. … [Read more...] about Puzzles are great for kids