Thursday, July 02, 2009
Weekend Trip to 1000 Islands - Islanders, Houses and Docks (Jun 27)
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Welcome to my second personal space! My first blog,the MSN one,mainly recorded my life in Vancouver from 2005 to 2007. Here you will get to know what I have been up to since then. It is a place for sharing pictures and keeping in touch with friends. I am glad to hear your voice.
powdery discuss | |
Definition: | (adjective) Consisting of fine particles. |
Synonyms: | fine-grained, pulverized, small-grained |
Usage: | He scooped up a handful of dry powdery earth and let it slowly slip through his fingers. |
![]() ![]() HeadhuntingHeadhunting, the act of removing, displaying, and, in some cases, preserving human heads, has been practiced worldwide and may date to Paleolithic times. Though the practice was sometimes linked to certain forms of cannibalism and human sacrifice, its primary function was often ceremonial and was part of the process of reinforcing hierarchical relationships between communities and individuals. Which troops were said to regularly collect the skulls of enemy soldiers during World War II? More... Discuss |
![]() ![]() Malcolm Lowry (1909)Lowry was an English writer known for his articulation of the spiritual desolation of the modern individual. His reputation rests on the semi-autobiographical 1947 novel Under the Volcano. Set in Mexico—from which Lowry was once deported—it recounts the last day of a dispirited, alcoholic, former British consul. Though critically praised, it received popular recognition only after Lowry's death—probably from the effects of alcoholism—at 47. What rumors surround his cause of death? More... Discuss |
![]() ![]() Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914) Discuss |
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