Make a list of 43 things I know very little about, & then learn at least 3 things about each of them

Not really giving up, just putting this on hold for a while.

This website answers the question very well but…

Frog

Smooth, moist skin
No warts on body
Narrower body and waist
Live near or in water
Longer hind legs for hopping
Webbed hind feet for swiming
Eggs are in a massive lump of cloudy jelly

Toad

Rough, drier skin
Have warts on body
Broader, flatter body
Live on land, breed in water only
Shorder hind legs
Walks instead of hopping
Eggs are long and stringy, wrapped around water plants

• A traceur (participant) attempts to pass obstacles as swift and directly as possible. They jump, vault, climb, or use specific techniques. It is focused on uninterrupted, efficient forward motion over, under, around, and through obstacles. It is popular in urban areas because of the various structures such as buildings, rails, and walls. Goal: To adapt one’s movement to any given obstacle

• Extreme sport? Martial art? Dance? It requires physical (discipline) and mental dedication. Jackie Chan has done similar moves in his fight scenes. Jerome Ben Aoues, an experienced traecur, explains that harmony between you and the obstacle is important because the movement should be elegant and beautiful. It is similar to free running.

• “According to founder David Belle, the spirit of parkour is guided in part by the notions of “escape” and “reach”, that is, the idea of using physical agility and quick thinking to get out of difficult situations, and to be able to go anywhere that one desires.” It is related to the idea of freedom…overcoming surroundings that tend confine such as a staircase or railing.

• Salt lamps are usually chunks of mined salt that have been hollowed out for a light bulb or tiny candle and they make attractive accent lights.

• Increase in negative ions in the air increased blood flow to the brain which results in improved concentration. The salt lamp is an attractive alternative to the utilitarian look of an air purifier.

• The heating of the salt causes the crystal to release negative ions. The amount of negative ions a salt lamp can release depends on its size and how warm the candle or light bulb can make it.

01.] A few potential symptoms...

• Inability to grasp and remember math concepts, rules, formulas, sequence (order of operations), and basic addition, subtraction, multiplication and division facts.

• Poor long term memory (retention & retrieval) of concept mastery- may be able to perform math operations one day, but draw a blank the next! May be able to do book work but fails all tests and quizzes.

• Difficulty keeping score during games, or difficulty remembering how to keep score in games, like bowling, etc. Often looses track of whose turn it is during games, like cards and board games. Limited strategic planning ability for games, like chess.

02.] I can resonate with their stories here is one from Her perspective…with an excerpt below & some other short ones.

_And the odd thing is that I can understand each particular operation while being shown it. Yet something happens with that information when I file it for later use. Somehow, it all becomes scrambled and I get so confused trying to sort through how the operation should go. Instead of doing steps in a particular order, I will often for no reason at all, do them backwards. _

03.] For the teachers and tutors

Example: 05.) Please allow me more than the standard time to complete problems and please check to see that I am free of panic (tears in my eyes, mind frozen).

~ Jason R. under both normal light & black light~

01.] Yes, it is true. These permanent tattoos show up under a blacklight. It is safe and for the last decade there haven’t been any cases of adverse affects. It does not glow in the dark. Never use any substance that contains EverGlow® for tattooing because there are adverse reactions. It is not safe and that product is not intended for such use.

02.] All the 17 colors show up in normal light. The 18th color UV Titanium White can be used on light skin tones to create virtually invisible tattoos – some light scaring may occur due to the tattooing process.

03.] Ingredients: (PMMA) Polymethylmethacrylate 97.5% and microspheres of fluorescent dye 2.5% suspended in UV sterilized, distilled water with no preservatives or other additives.

The fluorescent dyes are totally NON-carcinogenic, it does NOT contain phosphors, it is NOT radio active, it does NOT glow in the dark. The florescent dye does not spread or “blow out” because it is contained and never touches the skin because of the PMMA shell. The FDA approves it as a Spectral Marking [tattoo] Pigment.

Sources 1,2,3,& 4.

~ photograph: ichigogeisha @ flickr~

01.]Traditionally it is made of a 4:3:2:1 Ratio = 4 parts rice, 3 main dish [meat/fish], 2 parts of vegetables, and 1 part pickled vegetables or a dessert.

02.] They may contain octopus-shaped mini-sausages, eggs chicks, soccer ball-shaped rice, and star-shaped croquette.

03.]Appearance and presentation is of great importance. Part of the fun of this box lunch is to create a visually appealing arrangement. They are typically cute or kawaii. Japanese lunchboxes are deliberately petite.

04.]Extra Helpful Info: An item with sauce should be placed at the back so it sauce does not spill onto other food. I recommend those tiny containers so that you may add sauce while eating.

The rice must be cooled property before closing the container so the food does not get soggy.

Place the items in a certain way so that everything can fit. Although, typically eaten for lunch they may be served at picinics or parties.

01.] Traced back as far as 6000 BC cheese existed and Egyptian murals [2000 BC] depicted the creation of milk and cheese as well as the process.

Sumerians had knowledge of cheese [BC] and ancient Greeks credited Aristaesus with its discovery.

02.] Romans refined cheese making. By then, the ripening process was developed and they knew that various treatments and conditions under storage resulted in different flavors and characteristic. (France currently has around 400 varieties)

Monks created a plethora of classic cheese varieties in the Middle Ages. [Innovators & Developers]

03.] Carrying milk on the backs’ of animals during travel was practical for nomadic tribes in Central Asia [possibly Arab].

Fermentation caused milk to curdle while motion broke up the curd. The drink was quenching and the curds [drain & salt] were palatable and a high protein food.

04.] Overtime, from two main types of cheese making evolved.

The first were liquid fermented milks such as yoghurt, koumiss, and kefir. The second form allowed the milk to acidify and form curds and whey [then drained].

For a better and more comprehensive understanding of the History of Cheese, please visit…

I got myself a handy dandy travel sized pack of tarot cards and have been going through them. They are pretty and interesting. I have learned:
1)That they are divided into suits like normal cards, but with “pages” instead of “jacks” and are cups, swords, pentacles, and rods instead of diamonds, hearts, spades, and clubs.
2) In addition to the suits, which are called minor arcana, there are major arcana. It is a cast of character which I am starting to become familiar with. My favorite is the hanged man.
3) The meaning of the cards is different if they are upside down.

01.] A modern culinary treat and Japanese tradition…Sushi is simply specially prepared rice served with various toppings in a variety of shapes and sizes.

Raw fish served by itself is called sashimi and raw fish is just one possible ingredient is sushi. The ingredients and importance of fish as one depends on where it is being prepared.

Tokyo (contains largest fish market): Nigiri-zushi in Tokoyo, Nori in the Osaka region, Maki zushi in America. A California roll is an inside-out roll with crabmeat, avocado, and cucumber

02.] A thousand years ago rice and fish were stored in a layered manner to keep it from going bad but the invention of rice vinegar made the fermentation process obsolete.

03.]Rice (short or medium grain) is fundamental in all sushi and is amalgamated with a special mix of rice vinegar (not overpowering), sugar, and salt. It should be a bit sticky but not gooey or clumpy.

Varieties of tuna are famous ingredients and they include bluefin (belly meat [toro] is prized), big-eye, and yellow fin tuna.

Mackerel is common and saltwater salmon is a favorite (strong flavor). Other seafood sushi toppings comprise of shrimp, squid, octopus, eel, clams, and roe (fresh fish eggs).

Avocado, cucumbers, and mushrooms are also popular but almost any vegetable can be used.

Source: How Sushi Works by Ed Grabianowski