Philosophy
- The Meaning Of 9/11
Long-time Playground regulars may recall my thesis that while the term holiday derives from the phrase "holy day," and with each holiday comes an accompanying virtue we claim to be honoring, the way we actually celebrate our holidays is by engaging in...
- Laissez Les Bon Temps Roulet
Happy Fat Tuesday everyone. This is the one and only honest holiday we have. Longtime Playground regulars will recall my holiday theory -- "holiday" comes from "holy day" and we use our holidays to pretend that we are honoring that which is sacred, virtuous....
- Ornaments
It is from Germany that we today get many of our customs, songs, images of Santa, pine trees and European hand blow glass ornaments. How these traditions traveled to England is interesting. Queen Victoria often visited relatives in Germany in the town...
- Crystals
Crystals and Crystal Growing by Alan Holden and Phylis Morrison ISBN: 0262580500 There are other crystal growing books and Internet references and there are even crystal growing kits. Just Google. Nature's contribution... ...
- "crystal Radio Set" Poll
Have you ever tripped the electromagnetic spectrum...used a crystal radio set? Yes...1 No...2 Quite surprised. Crystal radios are cool, inexpensive, and easy to construct. There is still time to enjoy them. Crystal radio sets ...
Philosophy
Make your own ornaments
Borax Crystal Snowflake
Borax Crystal Heart
Copper Plated Holiday Ornament
Crystal Holiday Stocking
Crystal Paper Snowflakes
Glow in the Dark Crystal Ornament
Paper Atom Decorations
Silver Ornaments
- The Meaning Of 9/11
Long-time Playground regulars may recall my thesis that while the term holiday derives from the phrase "holy day," and with each holiday comes an accompanying virtue we claim to be honoring, the way we actually celebrate our holidays is by engaging in...
- Laissez Les Bon Temps Roulet
Happy Fat Tuesday everyone. This is the one and only honest holiday we have. Longtime Playground regulars will recall my holiday theory -- "holiday" comes from "holy day" and we use our holidays to pretend that we are honoring that which is sacred, virtuous....
- Ornaments
It is from Germany that we today get many of our customs, songs, images of Santa, pine trees and European hand blow glass ornaments. How these traditions traveled to England is interesting. Queen Victoria often visited relatives in Germany in the town...
- Crystals
Crystals and Crystal Growing by Alan Holden and Phylis Morrison ISBN: 0262580500 There are other crystal growing books and Internet references and there are even crystal growing kits. Just Google. Nature's contribution... ...
- "crystal Radio Set" Poll
Have you ever tripped the electromagnetic spectrum...used a crystal radio set? Yes...1 No...2 Quite surprised. Crystal radios are cool, inexpensive, and easy to construct. There is still time to enjoy them. Crystal radio sets ...