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Busy as a Beaver

Happy news! The Eurasian beaver, which was hunted into extinction in England by the 12th century and was wiped out in Scotland by the 1500s, is back! Some reintroduced wild beavers in Devon, England have produced the first kits in 400 years or so. Happy!! “Tom Buckley, a retired scientist and wildlife enthusiast from Ottery… Read more Busy as a Beaver

Reblogging — Fat People Can Be as Healthy as Thin People

This post from Sociological Images cannot be reposted enough, especially this part:  “Healthy lifestyle habits are associated with a significant decrease in mortality regardless of baseline body mass index.”   Evidence: Fat People Can Be as Healthy as Thin People Lisa Wade, PhD on December 31, 2012 If you live in the U.S. you are… Read more Reblogging — Fat People Can Be as Healthy as Thin People

Mumpsimus

A mumpsimus is  person who clings to something even after it has been shown to be wrong, or the action of clinging to incorrect belief. For example, when someone insists on saying irregardless regardless of the fact it is NOT a word, then that person is a mumpsimus and his act of using the word… Read more Mumpsimus

I’ve been using the word “Luddite” wrong

Like most people, I have accepted the ‘given’ definition of Luddite as someone who fears technology. I even, being the word-geek that I am, knew the term originated from machine-breakers in the early ninetieth century. The reasons the Luddites broke new automated looms was because the feared and hated new devilish technology, right? Wrong. The… Read more I’ve been using the word “Luddite” wrong

The Regency Era

I am working on my next book, which is requiring me to take a deeper look into Regency Era Britain. As a long-standing Austenite and reader of modern day Regency romances (many of which are VERY well researched in terms of mores, manners, and dress) I have had the tendency to look at 1811-1820 Britain… Read more The Regency Era