Wednesday, March 11

Today is Wednesday of Week 9. Here is a link to Week 9, plus a link to Week 10 for people who are working ahead. I hope you are enjoying this week's reading!

Class Procedures and Reminders

Spring Break travel. OU still has not made a decision about on-campus classes after Spring Break, but they did issue new guidelines about international travel. So, if you are still planning to travel over Spring Break, especially if you are traveling abroad, you'll want to be sure to read this page: Travel Outside the U.S. After March 13. I'm guessing there will be more news about campus classes soon, so keep an eye on OUDaily.com for the latest. You can also bookmark this OU page for updates and resources: ou.edu/coronavirus.

Project Stack. If you turned in an assignment before 9PM on Sunday, you should have comments back from me, and today I will keep working on the Sunday items. As always, you can check the stack to make sure I received your form.

The following items are for fun and exploration:

Project Stream. In Savanna's Storybook, I saw a beautiful remix painting that blends Botticelli's Renaissance painting of the Birth of Venus with the story of the birth of Satyavati from the Mahabharata. Here's Savanna's version of that story, The Miraculous Birth of Satyavati, and the artist of this amazing artwork is Neha Kapil.

Twitter Stream. This is a beautiful item via Amazon-scholar Adrienne Mayor about the restoration of the color painting on an ancient Greek statue (more examples in this thread).

Indian Epics Today. The character for today is Drona, guru to both the Kauravas and the Pandavas. Here's a painting by Nanda Lal Bose that shows Drona training the princes:

A Bigger Bookshelf. Today's book is Annancy Stories collected and illustrated by Pamela Colman Smith during the time she lived in Jamaica in the early 1890s.

Storybooks. This is a Myth-Folklore Storybook inspired by Japanese legends: Punishment of Tengu: Can You Save Her?

Myth-Folklore Video. Here's a fascinating video about Hindu gods in Japan, via Scroll.in.

Words. And here's a word from India in English that may surprise you: the English word TANK; compare Gujarati tankh meaning a cistern or water reservoir, as also Marathi tanka.

H.E.A.R.T.. Here's a good thought for the middle of the semester: Don't give up in the middle!

Mindset Cats. Today's mindset cats are not perfectionists: they just get the job done.

Writing Video. For those of you who are pondering the mysteries of the comma, this video could be useful: Five Comma Types.

Event on Campus. There's a Late-Night Breakfast happening in Headington Hall at 10PM in the main lobby (details).

March 11: Douglas Adams. Today marks the birthday of Douglas Adams, the creator of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (he died in 2001). Happy birthday to you, Douglas Adams, wherever in the galaxy you may be! Here is a YouTube video interview where Douglas Adams talks about his career, life, the universe, and everything:

And here is the hitchhiker's motto, Don't Panic, translated into many different languages, including Esperanto: Ne Paniku. This is good advice these days especially:

Check out the Twitter stream for information and fun stuff during the day, or click here for past announcements.