In honor of the hump-day of the hump-week, here is some beautiful shaved-camel art from India, specifically from Rajasthan:
Project Stack. If you turned in something before noon on Saturday, you should have comments back from me now. I'll finish the Saturday assignments today, and I'll start working on the Sunday assignments. As always, you can check the stack to make sure I received your assignment.
Review Week. If you did see yesterday's announcements, take a look for information about Week 8: Tuesday announcements. I hope you can finish up with Week 8 pretty quickly, and then you can then move right on to Week 9, using this week as a way to jump out in front of the deadlines... and maybe stay ahead for the rest of the semester too!
My schedule today. I will be out of the office for a good part of the day, but I will reply to emails when I am back at my desk in the afternoon if I am not able to get back to you sooner.
The following items are for fun and exploration:
Blog Stream. People are sharing lots of fun things in their blog posts this week, and I really like this painting that Derek shared of Saint Francis and the Wolf of Gubbio (he's doing his Storybook on St. Francis); it's from a church in Mexico:
Story of the Day. The "why" story for today is about why the turkey-buzzard has a red head. And yes, it's Brer Rabbit's fault again!
Indian Epics Today. The epic character for today is Bhishma, great-uncle to both the Pandavas and the Kauravas, and a leader of the Kaurava army during the Mahabharata War. More about Bhishma; his mother was the goddess Ganga, which is how he gets the name Gangaputra, i.e. Ganga's son.
Storybooks. From lsat year in Myth-Folklore, here's a Storybook about the Irish epic hero Cu Chulainn: The Relentless Rage of Cu Chulainn.
Indian Music Video. And for your listening and viewing pleasure, here is a song by Maati Baani with a Bharatnatyam dance by Mubina Bandukwala; see the YouTube page for English lyrics: Jao Priya.
Words. Here is a word from mythology for the day of the week today: Wednesday, which is the Day of Woden, also known as Odin. More about Wednesday.
H.E.A.R.T.. And here's a thought for the rest of the semester: The Book of Life. You can't rewrite yesterday's pages, but tomorrow's are blank, and you have the pen . . . so, write something good.
Mindset Cats. And the mindset cat reminds you to keep moving: To learn and grow, movement is required.
Writing Video. And here are some fun thoughts on grammar and spelling: Grammar Lessons with Food. Beware the man-eating chicken, but not the man eating chicken. :-)
Event on Campus. At 1:30PM today in Gaylord Auditorium, Stan Heist will discuss the science of sound and how the sound of even the smallest of things is a powerful tool of storytelling (details).
October 9: Yom Kippur. Sunset yesterday began the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, the "Day of Atonement," which lasts until sunset this evening. You can read more about Yom Kippur at Wikipedia; the image below shows Jews Praying in the Synagogue on Yom Kippur, a painting by Maurycy Gottlieb (1878).
Check out the Twitter stream for information and fun stuff during the day, or click here for past announcements.
