Birthday and Love poems (acrostic)

Birds are circling overhead

Indifferent to the life below them
Ritual dance in the sky
To bring life to their nest.
Happenings go on everyday
Days and days go past
And the eggs begin to hatch
Young birds learning how to fly.

(photo from http://southessexwildlife.org/Archived_Updates/archived_updates.html)
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Big girl
in
the
right
time
has a
day of
awesomeness,
Yay!

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Love has a kiss
On each and everyday
Very awesome
Every time

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Amazing she's 13
Nahh...
God's will
Everyday
Love

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Birthdays of
Indians are
Rough
To
Hot
Dinosaurs
After
Yucky cake.

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Bob's
Idiotic
Rally
Truck
Has
Drums
At
Yesterday


(photo from http://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/19/weird-world-records/)
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Born in the morning
Inside a bright hospital
Right in summertime
The finest time of
Heat on a
Dreamy day
And boy, oh, boy was I
Young and new then.

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Blustery bold
Indigo institution
Rough roads riding right
There to the
Hospital. Hopeful
Dads dancing
And always
Yelling, "Yay!"

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All of these poems were written at the Bealeton Library Teen Coffee House.

Video transformation of female faces

Women In Art - 500 Years of Female Portraits in Western Art
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From the Mona Lisa to Salvador Dali's fractals of a face, this video swirls.

Henna/mehndi examples

Mother of the Year

"In a zoo in California, a mother tiger gave birth to a rare set of triplet tiger cubs. Unfortunately, due to complications in the pregnancy, the cubs were born prematurely and due to their tiny size, they died shortly after birth

The mother tiger after recovering from the delivery, suddenly started to decline in health, although physically she was fine. The veterinarians felt that the loss of her litter had caused the tigress to fall into a depression. The doctors decided that if the tigress could surrogate another mother's cubs, perhaps she would improve

After checking with many other zoos across the country, the depressing news was that there were no tiger cubs of the right age to introduce to the mourning mother. The veterinarians decided to try something that had never been tried in a zoo environment. Sometimes a mother of one species will take on the care of a different species. The only orphans that could be found quickly, were a litter of weaner pigs. The zoo keepers and vets wrapped the piglets in tiger skin and placed the babies around the mother tiger. Would they become cubs or pork chops?? Take a look........ you won't believe your eyes!!"

Link to article

Poem for mothers

The Reading Mother
By Strickland Gillilan (1869-1954)

I had a Mother who read me things
That wholesome life to a child's heart brings –
Stories that stir with an upward touch.
Oh that every Mother were such!
You may have tangible wealth untold
Caskets of jewels and coffers of gold.
Richer than I you can never be.
I had a Mother who read to me.

From the Web site Fun with Words

Mom

Mom is a person who is there for you

through good times as well as bad.

She's there to hold your hand when it needs to be held

and to help you when you need help the most.

And without even asking she is there for you

forever and always she will always be there for you!

Babysitting Resources

A song for babysitting siblings from the children's book Take Me Out of the Bathtub and Other Silly Dilly Songs written by Alan Katz and illustrated by David Catrow.

Stinky Stinky Diaper Change
(To the tune of "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star")

Stinky stinky diaper change
Boy, my brother smells so strange
He made something in his pants
Sure hope it won't attract ants
Stinky stinky diaper change
Boy, my brother smells so strange!

It's okay, don't hold your nose
Now he's clean and in fresh clothes
All his stuff is often stained
Can't wait till he's potty trained
He's so cute in his playpen
What's that smell? Oh...not again!

One of the chorus verses from

The Yogurt Flies Straight From My Brother

(To the tune of "My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean")

Food fight! Food fight!
There's food on the counter and chairs! And chairs!
Food fight! Food fight!
There's tons of meat loaf in my hair.

An exerpt from I Have a Baby-sitter Here with Me

To the tune of "I Have a Little Baby Bumblebee")

My baby-sitter's gonna raid the snacks
Cookies, candy, a box of Cracker Jack
She chomped so fast that right before my eyes
She...ate the pizza!

For Sale from Shel Silverstein's Where the Sidewalk Ends.

One sister for sale!
One crying and spying young sister for sale!
I'm really not kidding,
So who'll start the bidding?
Do I hear a dollar?
A nickel?
A penny?
Oh, isn't there, isn't there, isn't there any
One kid who will buy this old sister for sale,
This crying and spying young sister for sale?

Remember Harry Potter ...

as a baby...


as a boy...

and now...

Practical advice for Rubber Stamp lovers

Have you ever made a stamp? Would you like to use your thumbprint as a stamp on the Fauquier County Public Library Letterboxing scavenger hunt? Or try working with unmounted rubber stamps. If you decide to purchase or make your own rubber stamp, this video will give you tips on how to store them. Have fun stamping all over the county!

Rubber Stamps
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"This video demonstrates three ways to store your unmounted rubber stamps. The video discusses using CD cases, laminated storage panels and plastic baggies."

Working with Unmounted Rubber Stamps

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Watch this video to "learn how to use EZ Mount foam and double-sided tape to adhere your unmounted rubber stamps to acrylic blocks." Attend the library's free teen stamping program for alternative techniques of rubber stamp making. You can read more about this program on the Library News and Events blog.

Poetry riddle by another Bealeton poet

The smoke of a thousand guns
Hovers in the air
The yells and chants of sailors
Ring about your ears
Hark! A shot is fired!
The cannon fire roars
A ship appears alongside
You know not what's in store
As musket fire encircles
You strain and squint to see
Through the smoke and flashes
That send men down to ME
For I have eyes like any man
I have arms and ears
I have a temper that at times
Will justify men's fears
You know so much about me.
And as you sink into my depths
You know. I AM THE SEA.

Death's Staring Eyes:

a personification of that which we all fear.

Written by a Bealeton teen

Yellow and gleaming
Slits that are seeming
to pry open my heart's
iron door.

Lo! It is open and the deathly soldiers
throw tokens,
of ill-fated omens
through my soul's writhing core.

Then the grief, it starts flowing,
like a foul wind that's blowing,
carrying a scent that is
murky as mud.

The unmoving stare,
that one constant glare,
shall always be there,
lest it miss my despair.

The ever staring eyes
both deep in my cries
and never leave me alone.
Death's staring eyes,
look away.

Death's staring eyes brought to this poem courtesy of Van Dyke's Taxidermy
http://www.vandykestaxidermy.com/subcategory/150/

Order of the Phoenix in theaters now!!!

Harry Potter quizzes

hich Harry Potter character are you? What would you rather do? Read a bookHang out with some friendsPlay QuidditchStudy Plants What is your favourite subject? Defence Against the Dark ArtsAncient RunesHerbologyTransfiguration What scares you the most? SpidersFearNo HomeworkProfessor Snape What pet would you pick if you went to Hogwarts? ToadOwlRatCat What is your favourite spell? Expecto PatronumAlohamoraStupifyExpelliamus Who or what do you dread battling the most? Lord VoldemortMalfoyAragogTroll This Fun Quiz created by Brendan at BlogQuiz.Net

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Trivia:

Chapters 1 through 10 = Part 1
Chapters 11 through 21 = Part 2
Chapter 22 through 30 = Part 3

Which Hogwarts house will you be sorted into?

Harry Potter Countdown

Play in the sand on vacation!

Sand Art
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Sandcastles: Great Projects from Mermaids to Monuments

By Patti Mitchell with Leap ...Imagination in Learning

Hitting the beach this summer? What would you build if you had enough sand to fill a dumptruck? Unbelievable sand sculptures! Read this books for some grandiose ideas!


Sand Animation of Animals
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"Sand animation "animal". Made by Sigrid Astrup (http://www.blogger.com/www.sigridastrup.com) during spring 2005."

The Rhinestone Reef

by a Bealeton poet

In a jewelry box ocean
The gems of the sea
Shimmer and dance
In harmony
Golden gills
And silver scales
Sapphire sails
And topaz tails
A necklace of noodle fish
And diamond dace
The jasper jellyfish
Who lacks a face
Peridot perch
And ruby remora
Dance with bixbite betas
In an anemone aurora
Amethyst anchovies
And opal octopi
Watch crystal crabs
Scuttling by
Guppies of garnet
And pearl pufferfish
To see these beautiful creatures
Would be a whale of a wish!

Images of India

Mehndi program teaser

Henna
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See mehndi body decoration in traditional ceremonies.
"Read in English or read in Hindi" = "रीड इन इंग्लिश ओर रीड इन हिंदी"

A Timberlake parrot?

Timberlake Cockatoo Dance!
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Has this bird watched music videos before? Her dance moves might just be better than the originals! After some preening she starts to dance and, yes, it's true, "she's got rhythm!"

Funny Parrot
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Think you can mimic animal sounds better than a parrot? Compare and be humbled. Mockery is always a good party trick to entertain friends. Or teach exaggerated noises when you babysit the kiddies. Remember to ask about the free Red Cross Babysitting classes (registration required) through the library this summer!


Listen to cat calls or bird calls all day long through the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Their Macaulay Library has a searchable sound and video library catalog. Squawk!

When you visit the library you can always peruse photos of these beautiful and exotic birds in the book, Family: Parakeets, Budgerigars, Cockatiels, Lovebirds, Llories, Macaws by W. de Grahl. Read The Wild parrots of Telegraph Hill: A Love Story ... with Wings by Mark Bittner or watch The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill on DVD.

Faster than free internet...

The Adventures of Super Librarian
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Coffee!!!!

Drawing in a cup of coffee? Using a cup, coffee, cream, and sometimes chocolate syrup, watch liquid masterpieces appear.

The Art of Coffee
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Drive In Trailer (Hot Chocolate)
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Visit Bealeton Library's weekly Wednesday evening (7 p.m.) teen coffee house during the Summer Reading Program. Get lost in reading, poetry, movies, and refreshments with good company. All welcome, all the time. Feel free to visit the Warrenton Library for teen movies every Monday night (7 p.m.) during the summer, too.

If you are serious about coffee, try reading this e-book Coffee: A Medical Dictionary, Bibliography and Annotated Research Guide to Internet References. This is written for the coffee scholar.

Or if you like a book to read while you sip hot chocolate in a cozy corner, try Hot Chocolate for the Mystical Teenage Soul: 101 True Stories of Angels, Miracles, and Healings by Arielle Ford

Pirate Poetry written at Teen Coffee House

Acrostic

Pirate poetry
Is fun!
Reading
A lot
Takes you
Everywhere on
Schooners.


Tongue Twister

Pirates play piano partly perfectly while playing groovy gigantic guitars great!

Limerick

There once was a pirate named Pete
who loved to eat parrot meat.
But his parrot named Peggy
ate the pirate's leggy.
Now Pete limps along on the street.


The Ballad of Long John Silvers and the Quicksand Treasure

Our boat was on the ocean
floating up to an island.
Long John Silvers lost 3 fingers
to a shark.

singing:
"The shark had a big giant mark
that looked like a tree
and stung like a bee.
She led the boat to ruin
on an island they maroon'd."

He followed a trail
next thing you know
he walked into quicksand
and sank with a thump.

singing:
"A treasure chest below me feet
and now I stay and live and eat!
15 men on a dead man's chest
Yo Ho Ho and a bottle of rum!"


Spoonerism (in honor of Runny Babbit by Shel Silverstein)

Tirates Preasure

My name is chesure test.
My landels are my histening ears.
My lock is my nunny rose.
Open my louth mid and glee what sows!


Free Verse

Take a boat to summer reading...bring your books along!

Pirates sing in English and ...

You are a Pirate
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Lazy Town - You're A Pirate (Multi-Language)
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"Lazy Town's Song, You're A Pirate, in English, Latin American Spanish, & French!!"

Pirate books in the Library

Who says girls can't be pirates?!!

Piratica: Being a Daring Tale of a Singular Girl's Adventure Upon the High Seas
Presented most handsomely by the notorious Tanith Lee
"A bump on the head restores Art's memories of her mother and the exciting life they led, so the sixteen-year-old leaves Angels Academy for Young Maidens, seeks out the pirates who were her family before her mother's death, and leads them back to adventure on the high seas."


But, what about the guys?

Destined for danger, they can get roped into being pirates, too.

The Pirate's Son
Geraldine McCaughrean
"Left penniless in eighteenth century England, fourteen-year-old Nathan Gull and his mousy sister Maud accompany Tamo, the son of a notorious pirate, to his homeland of Madagascar where they are all changed by their encounter with Tamo's dangerous past."

Both books are nearly 300 pages, so you'll be lost in the adventure for days, weeks, or maybe even months. Consider taking these tomes for pleasure reading on a desert island!

More Pirates in high school

You're a Pirate - English Project

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Jellyfish

The Jellyfish and the Clam from Jeff Moss’s Bone Poems

Said the clam to the pink jellyfish,
"You're no more than a lump of wet squish!"
You've no backbone or brain,
You're too dull to explain,
When they look at you, people go 'Ish!'"

Said the jellyfish back to the clam,
"I may look like thin raspberry jam,
But you're just a thick shell
And you don't even jell,
So I'm happy to be what I am!"

Well, I say let's give three big cheers
For these two and their lengthy careers.
Though they both may be dull,
With no spine and no skull,
Still they've lasted a half-billion years!

Last call for teen volunteers!

HELP WANTED

Do you baby-sit younger siblings… read stories, play games, help on the computer, or make creative funny faces? Would you like to share that same fun with other children and families at the library this summer? We need your help! If you are at least 13 years old, read on.

Teen volunteers are needed at all Fauquier libraries this summer to help with the children’s summer reading program. Applications are available through May 31.

Volunteers must attend a mandatory training session prior to the start of the summer reading program. Training dates and times will be determined soon. Applicants should be prepared to sign up for specific volunteer time slots when they attend the training session.

Please email or call for more information:
Warrenton Library,Jennifer Schultz, (540) 349-1128
Bealeton Library, Helena Richardson, (540) 439-9728
John Marshall Library, Deborah Cosby, (540) 364-4910

HELP WANTED

Pirates in High School!

My English Project: A Pirates Story
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"This is a video I made for my English project. The song is a poem called "Pirate Story" by Robert Louis Stevenson. I did my best with the singing...I had loads more footage but the song wasn't log enough; maybe I'll upload another one later with a different song to show off the other stuff I got. What was I thinking when I did this? A+ baby."


Pirate Poem
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"It's kind've more like one of those story poems. It doesn't rhyme, yeah, but I prefer not to be restricted by rhyme. It's about how and why I became a pirate."

*WARNING*
Critical note from librarian: The Fauquier County Public Library does not recommend imbibing in potent spirits, plundering, and pillaging until at least the legal age of 21, but preferably only in poetic, not real life. Of course, rescuing unclaimed treasure from the lonely depths of the sea is always acceptable. The library is happy to accept donations of doubloons, cursed Aztec gold, rubies, pearls, pieces of 8 and so on, to be used at our discretion.

Thank you for this interruption in regular blog broadcasting. "Carry on, Aarrrrr!"

In case you missed this Word of the Day

Conveniently brought to you by the Oxford English Dictionary blog feed. Thank you O.E.D.!

mysterious

Full of or fraught with mystery; shrouded in mystery; hidden from human knowledge or understanding; difficult or impossible to explain, solve, or discover; of obscure origin, nature, or purpose.

Of speech, language, etc.: hard to comprehend, obscure, abstruse.

Of a person or group of people: whose identity, movements, character, or motives are secret or unknown; enigmatic, elusive, secretive; cultivating or delighting in mystery.

Summer Reading Program

"Ahoy mateys! Arrrgh ya ready to do some summer reading? Pirate Pete and his parrot Peggy learn what this year's Fauquier County Public Library Summer Reading Program is all about."

Math Test -- Music Video?!

Anyone taking SOLs? Pick up an SOL study guide for your grade level at the library branch nearest to you. Science, reading, math... and speaking of math, check out this study break music video made by creative high school guys.

"The Rap Video" time=4:35
Winner of the Best Music Video for the Reel Teens Film Festival 2007

A Trio of High School Students rap about a math test.

Starring: Jason Clark, Tom Miller, Rob Rizzolo
Written By: Jason Clark
Filmed By: Josh George

Lyrics:

Math Test!
Oh no dude, it's gunna be dope, and by dope i mean bad and by bad i mean
YO!
and my brain is so slow, cuz it's nine in the mo'
and the doctors say your brain is not awake til 10:30.
Yo players chill out this is stuff we should know, Mr. A showed us like 10 times befo'
you square the side of a, and you square the side of b, and you add them together like this you see
No but i see your face, and it's looking ugly.
Burn!

Class here it is. Yo, I've gots the quiz. And i'll give you 40 minutes to finish this.
Yo this test is whack!
Dude its front and back!
and the chump in the front wont pass it back.
Yo! pass it back!
What?
pass it back!
What?
pass it or i'll drop you like a needle in a haystack.
yo that analogy was not up to par
you can rap with us or you can wait in the car.
But this test is hard, like a candy bar, that was left overnight in the ussr.

Yo listen up, this test, it's corrupt like when Mcgill knocks down banks in the mighty ducks.
So we got to ditch!
No dude, man we cant!
Yo check, Mr. A, it's an elephant!
An elephant? Yo sick cuz, thats crunk. I can find the parabola of the curve of his trunk!

Yo! Here is here, and there is there!
Let's see who travels swiftest from here to there!
Son, I'll count to three and we'll exhert our legs and the last one there is a rotten egg.
Yo, a rotten egg? Dude how can you say that the place in this race effects our DNA
Thrizzle
Tizzle
Izzle
Gizzle

Yo i came in first
Dude first is the worst
What?
First is the worst
What?
First is the worst.
Yo first is the worst. second is the best. Third is the one with the hairy chest.
No its the treasure chest!
No, dude, the hairy chest!
No its the treasure chest!
Yo Check, It's Miss Metz!

Ms. Metz!
Whats chill?
Nothing much, whats up?
Yo, I's heading to the fountain to fillup this cup.
Why would you fill up the cup when you got this bottle?
I'm gunna drink 'em both up like what?
full throttle!

So miss metz don't you get that this test is a stretch and pest and a mess and
Oh snap it's mr. Fletch.... er.

Why hello thurre,
you shouldn't be hurre,
you got a math turst,
well excuse murre,
look and that chair,
its a bannanur?

Yo Jigga snap, dudes, that one was close!
Hey remember casper the friendly ghost?
We gotta chill out dudes, we got to hide.
I think he was the spirit of a boy who died.
www.wheretohide.com says to hide in an old-school hair salon, or bathroom, or closet, or cave, or other.
I think he had a couple bad evil blooded brothers.
Yo, chill out about casper the friendly ghost.
We gotta eenie eenie meenie meenie miney miney mo, so eenie meenie left
and eenie meenie right
and eenie meenie miney always gets the answer right.

So into the closet is where we'll hide out.
but don't go packin' we'll be back and rappin' soon.
No Doubt.

Ernie of Bealeton

6 toes on each foot, like the Hemingway cats

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Hands

Meet The Palmy's ..... and Lefty's niece!

The Art of Hand Reading by Lori Reid
Get an ink pad. Print your hands on blank paper and prepare yourself for enlightenment. Is your fate written in the lines of your hands? If you are drowning and need a life line, search your heart line for a clear head line. Each finger represents a different facet of life. Instead of hitching rides, your thumb can reveal "whether you have the determination to bring your talents to fruition." Even the loops and whorls on the fingertips reveal hidden knowledge about the personality. This book is full of photos, art, and practical ways to test out the ancient practice of palm reading. Print your hand in ink next year to see what has changed.

Palm Reading for Beginners: Find Your Future in the Palm of Your Hand by Richard Webster
Another book to explore the secrets of your unique hands.

The Left-Hander's World by Alvin Silverstein and Virginia B. Silverstein
Are you left-handed? Feeling oppressed by the right-handed majority? Weep not, for a book has been written to remind us all that, "there are no laws preventing left-handers from voting or holding jobs or eating or living where they wish." You don't have to move to Britain or New Zealand or other left-minded place where they drive on the other side of the road. You can if you want, but... Check out success stories like the fiddler crab who's left pincer is enormous and fits it's specialized needs. Read about the physical origins of left-dominant animals and humans. Examine split-brain phenomena. Learn how Leonardo da Vinci and Lewis Carroll (Alice in Wonderland) wrote in unique mirror scripts. Try writing with your own "weak" hand or toes or teeth. Turn the world upside-down and celebrate. Buy yourself a real set of scissors that cut for lefties the right way!

Hands by John Napier
For a more serious approach to hand analysis, try this book. The author "considers current knowledge of the evolution, structure, and function of hands and discusses fingerprints, fossil remains, handedness, palm lines, gestures, and tool using and tool making, both prehistoric and modern." A bit of everything for the anatomist or anthropologist.

The Gallaudet Dictionary of American Sign Language by Clayton Valli
Learn American Sign Language looking at thousands of illustrations. The index leads you to each sign's synonym. If you have active arms when you talk, here is a way to communicate more clearly.

The Raging Quiet by Sherryl Jordan
"Suspicious of sixteen-year-old Marnie, a newcomer to their village, the residents accuse her of witchcraft when she discovers that the village madman is not crazy but deaf and she begins to communicate with him through hand gestures."




What hands can do (creative advertising)

Grave at the Library

Please Bury Me in the Library written by J. Patrick Lewis

Please bury me in the Library
In the clean, well-lighted stacks
Of Novels, History, Poetry,
Right next to the Paperbacks,

Where the Kids' Books dance
With True Romance
And the Dictionary dozes.
Please bury me in the library
With a dozen long-stemmed proses.

Way back by a rack of Magazines,
I won't be sad too often,
If they bury me in the library
With Bookworms in my coffin.

Gerbil mourned at the Bealeton Library

"Spice"
R.I.P.

Spice (Gerbil) passed away in Bealeton, Virginia on Tuesday afternoon, May 1, 2007 after a brief illness. Bealeton Library Manager Muriel McCabe rushed him to the Compassion Animal Hospital when he began exhibiting symptoms of distress, but sadly he died before treatment could begin. The cause of death remains undetermined, although some believe his ailment was exacerbated by the stress of being labeled a female, with consequent gender identity crises. Identity stress issues also arose over repeatedly being labeled a mouse, a rat, and a hamster. No autopsy will be performed.

Spice was born in 2005 to anonymous parents. He is best remembered as half of the gerbil duo, "Sugar and Spice," a popular southern-Fauquier entertainment act headquartered at the Bealeton Library. His merry antics entranced children of all ages, and it is estimated that he shredded at least 30 tons of cardboard during his brief life. Spice always endeavored to live up to the achievements of his heroes and mentors, the late "Kanga" and "Roo".

Spice is survived by one known sibling, Sugar, of indeterminate gender. S/he states that the act will go on; "it’s what he would have wanted."

No funeral is planned; the body was cremated. Sugar asks that donations be made to the Gerbil National Association for the Wee (GNAW).

Ah, spoonerisms!

Bittle Lum on a Sturbcone (variations)
1.
Once a big molicepan
Saw a bittle lum,
Sitting on a sturbcone
Chewing gubble bum.
Said the big molicepan:
"Won't you simmie gome?"
"Tinny on your nintype!
"Said the bittle lum.

2.
Once a big molicepan
Saw a blittle lum,
Sitting on the sturbcone
Chewing gubble bum.
"Hi!" said the molicepan.
"Better simmie gome."
"Tot on your nintype!
"Said the bittle lum.

3.
Once a big molicepan
Met a berty dumb.
Sitting on the widesock
Booing gubblechum.
"Hey!" said the molicepan
"Gum and simmi come!"
"Sot your rotten kicking pox,"
Cried the berty dumb.

4.
One a big molicepan
Saw a bittle lum
Sitting on the sturbcone
Chewing gubblebum.
"Lum," said the molicepan,
"Better simme gome."
"Tot on your nintype,"
Said the bittle lum.


What does "Not on your tintype" mean? NO!

What's a tintype? A photographic process invented before the Civil War.

For those of you not alive during the Depression Era, you'll want to know that there was a traditional rivalry between bums and policeman. Read again and pick the best poem.

Dirt biking software

Boredem

More Flapdoodle

More flap from Flapdoodle by Alan Schwartz

A hungry boy gave a penny for a custard pie. He throwed that pie through a brick wall nine feet thick. Then he jumped over the wall and broke his ankle just above the elbow. When his cat started singing "Yankee Doodle," the boy jumped into a dry creek and drowned. Meanwhile, the cat grabbed off nine turkey gobblers that were passing through town. Then he climbed into a tree with them and lived happily ever after. Forty years later to the very day the boy saddled up an old hog and drove past that house

I went down a long, broad, short, narrow road, and there I met a pigsty tied to an elder bush. I knocked at the maid and the door came out. She asked if I could eat a glass of buttermilk and drink a crust of bread and cheese. I said, "No, thank you. Don't mind if I do." Then I went a bit further and I met a bark and he dogged at me.

Charles Has a Licking Problem!

Special Effects Books

Special Effects in Film and Television
See faces peeled off of animatronics workings. Look at gruesome prosthetic monsters sporting alien ribcages. See movie storyboards, split-screen tricks, matte painting majesty, blue screens and green screens with legless, armless clothes playing tennis. Look behind the scenes of digital manipulation, miniature models, puppetry, and even nasty open wounds seeping false blood. See step-by-step mold-making of Star Trek creatures and morphing effects. Now take a step back. How do the SFX technicians convince us of snow and ice, battle zones, explosive action, fire, crash landings, and even natural disasters? The photos are worth it and the information is splendid.


Special Effects: An Introduction to Movie Magic

What is a praxinoscope? Who were the Lumiere brothers? What had to happen before the Lord of the Rings hit the movie screen and Gollum came alive, "my preciousssssssssss"? Read the history of special effects starting with "the magic lantern." Watch the 1926 film Metropolis again to analyze the elaborate plaster cities built for sets. Would you rather operate a Gremlin puppet from the old days or sculpt an animatronics miniature? Try "forced perspective" to look 50 feet tall instead of a puny 5' 6". Blur "ghost effects," split screens, manipulate digital skeletons, and more Hollywood tricks of the trade. Lastly, go online with the list of instruction, production, and visual effects websites that is included in the back of this book.

Virtual bicycling

Burpee's

This ear of corn was meant to tempt seed buyers to buy from Burpee's Seeds.
It came from an 1879 issue of the American Agriculturist.

Are you crafty?

Generation T: 108 Ways to Transform a T-Shirt
By Megan Nicolay
If the names of the chapters don’t get you, the urban photos and drawn directions will.

Chapter 1: tee off
Chapter 2: tee time
Chapter 3: par-tee on
Chapter 4: flir-tee girls
Chapter 5: skir-tee girls
Chapter 6: the t-zone
Chapter 7: t-wrecks
Chapter 8: the grande finale
Tear your t-shirt in half, rip off the sleeves, cut a scoop on the back,… stitch and lace or safety pin it, cut so many little holes it becomes mesh, braid straps, strip and weave the lengths into knots of leave three-tiered fringes like a flapper in the 1920’s, plus way too many more to list! Not for the faint of heart.

The Blue Jean Book: the Story Behind the Seams
By Tayna Lloyd Kyi
"People have been buying jeans since Levi Strauss made the first ones in California in 1873. And the love of denim has traveled from North America around the world." Have you read The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, yet? Can denim really fit everyone? Read about the inception, chemistry, production (borderless, seamless…), marketing (to soldiers, designer, branding, black-market…), and changes in blue jeans over 100+ years. "[T]he name ‘denim’ came from a French fabric woven of silk and wool. Because the fabric was made in Nimes, France, it was called ‘serge de Nimes.’ When stores in England began importing the cloth, its name was eventually shortened to "deNimes" or "denim." Read a lot more bizarre trivia about this wonder fabric in this book or other resources at the library.



Get Hooked: Simple Steps to Crochet Cool Stuff
By Kim Werker
"From how to hold your hook to how to finish off a piece, and all the stitches in between- this [book] will make a crocheter out of you. It’s time to dive in!" What’s a hook? What’s a hank? Go from the slip knot to the slip stitch to the treble crochet in a few easy steps. Plus the pictures are a cinch to understand. It’s not just grandma’s favorite pastime, college kids are doing it all across the world. Want to fall asleep on a "sushi roll pillow" or go out wearing your own "pleated miniskirt"?

Knit & Stitch for Beginners: 25 Fun and Easy Projects
By Wendy Freeman
Spiral bound and disguised as a book, this is a fun way to learn to knit. This book is for young adults, so, like spandex, some things are sadly missed out on by the rest of us. However, anyone can knit. Once you know how to purl the obligatory washcloth and scarf, try a "knobbly, bobbly belt" or a "zippy purse". Then learn basic sewing stitches, make a wild pom-pom, tassels, "wool daisies," felt flowers, and (you'll believe it when you see it) even knit a corsage for your next big date.

Sheep in Wolves’ Clothing
By Satoshi Kitamura
If you like Wallace and Gromit, Raymond Briggs, or manga you’ll like this odd children’s book. The drawing and inked voice bubbles match the quirky story. "When Georgina, Hubert, and Gogol – three sheep- have their fleecy coats stolen from the beach while they are swimming, they suspect some wily wolves have pulled the wool over their eyes." Elliott Baa, private detective to the rescue. Sheep and yarn-fanatics will be happy with the tangle that occurs in the end. Share this book with a little sibling or play catch with a yarn ball.

Dutch Warmblood?

What breed of horse are you? Your Result: Thoroughbred Your fast, hyper and occasionally spookish, though with the right care can be very, very sweet. Your perfect for the race track because of your natural unfaltering speed and quick reflexes.
Welsh Pony
Appaloosa
Quarter Horse
Dutch Warmblood
What breed of horse are you? Make Your Own Quiz

This illustration of a carriage or buggy came from an 1880 advertisement for John P. Miller's Carriage & Wagon Manufactory of Polo, Illinois.

Flapdoodle

Excerpt from Flapdoodle

A hungry boy gave a penny for a custard pie. He throwed that pie through a brick wall nine feet thick. Then he jumped over the wall and broke his ankle just above the elbow. When his cat started singing "Yankee Doodle," the boy jumped into a dry creek and drowned. Meanwhile, the cat grabbed off nine turkey gobblers that were passing through town. Then he climbed into a tree with them and lived happily ever after. Forty years later to the very day the boy saddled up an old hog and drove past that house where nobody lives. And everybody stood at the window and waved "Hello!"

Ocean views

Visit the ocean for 11 seconds



Try a subject search in the catalog for sand paintings. Read an old-fashioned book and also try an e-book or ELECTRONIC BOOK. Ask at the reference desk how to read books scanned page by page into the computer.




Watch the ocean sands alter with the wipe of a hand. This video is under 3 minutes for quick enjoyment.

Spanish/English poetry

The poem in both Spanish and English below is transcribed from the book Red Hot Salsa: Bilingual Poems on Being young and Latino in the United States. Ask a librarian where to find it on the shelf to read more heart-felt and honest poetry.

Llena mi mundo con musica
por Sandra Maria Esteves (translated from the English by Isaac Goldemberg)

Llena mi mundo con musica
amaneceres y ritmo de hierbabuena
melodias de barro y congas quintiando
necesito que me armonicen
asi que llena mi mundo loco con sonidos suaves
una mano calida para tocar
cosas sencillas
llena mi mundo estancado con vibracion
en contrapunto
hasta que cada dedo de cada mano de mis dos brazos
cobre vida en todo mi unico cuerpo
no un compas aislado
o una nota desafinada sin tono
en algun silencio miscelaneo
no quiero ahogarme en Ay benditos!
asi que por favor,
llename con algo real
depende de, pon mi hora de andar a
quiero un sonido
que me despierte
y me haga a vibrar.

Fill My World with Music
by Sandra Maria Esteves

Fill my world with music
sunrise and mint julep rhythm
earthen melodies and congas quintiando
I need to be harmonized
so fill my crazy world with soft sounds
a resonance of graffiti melody
a warm hand to touch
simple things
fill my stagnant world with vibration
in counterpoint
till each finger of each hand on both arms
is alive in my one entire body
not one isolated beat
or a flat note with no tone
in some miscellaneous silence
I don't want to drown in Ay benditos!
so please,
fill me with something for real
depend upon, set my walking time to
I want some sound
to wake me up
and work me out.

DRAW!