The Mother Ship For Link Lovers!

Populair.eu is the place to go if you're someone who likes to browse links for popular sites in subcategories under eleven topics. (Say that ten times fast!)

Topics include: "populair, webdesign, software, gadgets, news, social, music, video, book, iran, & travel."

Needless to say Miss Bun is very impressed with the book page! Bibliophiles should definitely check it out!

Nice layout, nice colors, great stuff!

What more can you ask for?

Have fun exploring!

P.S. There is no "About" info for this site which would be nice to know. However, it appears that the contact for it is Edward de Leau from the Netherlands. (FYI)

Be A Filmmaker For A Day. . .

On The Civil War by Ken Burns, Public Broadcasting website you have the opportunity to tell your own civil war story using narrative, period music, & archival images.


There are several options to use with the images such as still, zoom in, zoom out and pan.


It was quite interesting to put everything together in a cohesive way. (It's always good to use different parts of ones brain from time to time.)

To start your story just click on "make your movie".

Next you choose your narration and then your music.

At this point you can view images in the Bin Monitor by placing your cursor over an image from the top line of the content bin.

To select an image you click on it and then choose your effect in the bottom line of the content bin. This is the point where you drag and drop your selection from the bottom line to the movie sequence timeline.

It's great fun to watch your creation in the Monitor Bin as you add or rearrange images to your story. You can also email your finished film to friends.

So, Peeps, what are you waiting for? Go make a movie! Enjoy!

Stories from the Nature Conservancy!

The Nature Conservancy , Dear Friends, is the leading conservation organization working around the world (in 50 states & more than 30 countries for 58 years) to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people.


Check out their About Page to find out how and why they are so successful. It's really very impressive!

One of the most engaging features of this site is the Nature Stories Podcasts where you can listen to interesting and unexpected weekly stories of people's connection to the natural world.

For example, try the Snake Charmer podcast to find out why some people love snakes!

Podcasts can be listened to online or downloaded to your iTunes® or your MP3 player to take with you.

(All of the stories are taken from the Public Radio Exchange and many are from Stories from the Heart of the Land, a public radio series sponsored by the Conservancy and Visa, and produced by Atlantic Public Media.)

Miss Bun just loves a good story! Don't you?

Another Pointless But Fun Game For Your TGIFF Enjoyment!

Recursive Blocks is a game to beware of ...

deceptively simple yet somehow totally addictive...

just how we like them!

The object is to clear the board of blocks.

You do this by clicking on any like-colored group of two or more.

And, Peeps, there is no timer!

What are you waiting for? Go and get your game on! Enjoy!

Love To Be Read To???

MrsP.com
is the place to go if you like reading and being read to, interactive games & activities, videos, and contests.

Oh, and there is also the part about this being a free, safe & secure site for children that is ad free & subscription free as well.

Mrs. P is wonderfully played by the actress Kathy Kinney and reminds Miss Bun of the character Mrs. Doubtfire (from the film of the same name). Who can resist the accent?

There are plenty of options you can choose from to make your visit enjoyable like read along options that are great for beginning readers, ESL students & home-schoolers.

Click on the "Note to Parents" link for a reader's guide with ratings.

This site is meant to be explored so hone your mouse-clicking skills and don't be afraid to try different things out. (Hint: The bunny in front of the fireplace leads to coloring & activity pages.)

As far as Miss Bun is concerned Mrs. P puts the PLEASURE back into reading where it belongs!

Rats in Life & Literature . . .

Hello Peeps! Did you know that Miss Bun has a distinct fondness for pet rats? (I'm guessing most folks would find that strange if not downright disturbing.)

If you are one of them you need to take a look at Herorat.org and find out why you just might want to adjust that attitude.

Who knew that rats can be trained to detect landmines as well as sniff out tuberculosis?

At HeroRat you can learn about this program, adopt a rat, buy cool ratty stuff & marvel at these amazing creatures!

Just in case you think this is some kind of urban legend check this out:

Mankind's new best friend? , Boston Globe, Colin Nickerson November 23, 2008

Did you know that Beatrix Potter had a pet rat named Sammy? She dedicated a book to him. You can read it online here: The Tale of Samuel Whiskers from Project Gutenberg

Here are a few ratty facts (& photos) you might want to take a look at: Interesting Facts About Rats

Plus there is also a List of Fictional Mice and Rats on Wikipedia to peruse.

Enjoy!

Need Some Writing Help?

The Purdue Online Writing Lab offers a little something for everyone from high school students, ESL learners & GED students, to parents, professional writers and teachers.

There are over 200 resources here including Formatting and Style Guides, Writing the Basic Business Letter, Avoiding Plagiarism, and Developing a Resume.

Check it out!