Rob’s Megaphone

RANDOM FACTS
Twelve or more cows are known as a “flink.” A group of frogs is called an army. A group of rhinos is called a crash. A group of kangaroos is called a mob. A group of whales is called a pod. A group of ravens is called a murder.
Every time you lick a [...]

T minus 35 days and counting . . .
Call me sentimental, but I love holiday traditions.
And seeing TSO each year has become a holiday tradition for my boys and me.  Tonight we watched Trans Siberian Orchestra videos on YouTube for about an hour in preparation for our next TSO roadtrip/pilgrimage extravaganza next week. Thus beginning, at least [...]

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Shout, Shout. Let it all out. These are the things I can do without:
 
People who appear to be talking to me when they are actually conversing with someone else on their hands-free cell phone.
 
Paying for telemarketers to annoy me on my cell phone.
 
People who kick the back of my chair at the movie theatre.
 
People [...]

This was recently sent to me.
I wanted to pay it forward.
History Mystery 
 
  
Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846. 
John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946. 
Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860. 
John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960. 
Both were particularly concerned with civil rights. 
Both wives lost their children while living in the White [...]

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Let me know what you think.
Prestantia Pictures is Paul (www.paulsfunkystuff.com) Cruthcer and me, Robert (rob’s megaphone) Stevenson.
Paul and I work at Lander University; I am helping Paul, who is the mastermind behind this project,  tell the story of Lander University’s founder, Samuel Lander.
 
Related Links: Lander Forum Online

Hello Blogging Friends,
You may have noticed, I haven’t been around Rob’s Megaphone quite as much as I used to. I’ve finally reached the point where I can’t just “make time” anymore. There’s just not any more time to squeeze out of the day. It seems like “busy” runs it cycles, and I’m at peak busyness now. [...]

Today is a good day because I get to use two of my favorite words in the same post. These words aren’t important in and of themselves; I just like the way they sound. They are pleonasm and superfluous.  I also like onomatopoeia, but that’s fodder for a different post. “Pleonasm” and “superfluous” fall under [...]

‘Handedness’ theories even draw from world history
                                                           

Curiosity Corner
by
Dr. Jerry D. Wilson
Emeritus Professor of Physics
Lander University
reprinted with permission
 
Question: Why are some people right-handed and some left-handed? (Asked by a curious “lefty.”)
Reply: Most animals have a preferred paw or hand to perform tasks, but it appears that only humans have a species preference for the right [...]

Greetings, friends. I am honored to receive this award for Rob’s Megaphone from
Earthly Explorations. It is the spirit of this prize that I appreciate the most. I really like being recognized by my non-native English speaking blogging brothers and sisters. You remind me just how intimate this global community really is.
 
Spice is nice!
 As per the rules of this [...]

September 17 has been designated as Constitution Day and Citizenship Day in the United States to commemorate the signing of the U.S. Constitution in Philadelphia on September 17, 1787.
In honor of Constitution day, I want to share with you my concerns about recent abuses to the First Amendment to the Constitution.
First let me pay my respects to [...]