Hello and happy June! I couldn't resist sharing this link on book recommendations from librarians/bookstore owners/writers covering all fifty states. Enjoy!
Friday, June 03, 2022
Friday, April 15, 2022
Greetings and Salutations!
Folderol turns 22 this month. Isn't that crazy? It's now old enough to graduate from college and make its own way in the world!
That being said, we're going to take a little time off to recover from March Mammal Madness and get organized in general. We may take the whole summer off, if we feel really crazy. But the site will stay up and we'll probably be back in some form or other soon. Have a safe and spiffy time, all. See you soon.
Thursday, April 07, 2022
Wednesday, April 06, 2022
Friday, April 01, 2022
Thursday, March 31, 2022
Monday, March 28, 2022
Tuesday, March 22, 2022
Friday, March 18, 2022
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Monday, March 14, 2022
Tonight, March Mammal Madness begins, and you'll be seeing our recaps posted during the week!
In the meantime, however, happy Pi Day to all.
Wednesday, March 09, 2022
Hi there. Deep in March Mammal Madness preparation, plus some other stuff, but hey, look, Shackleton's lost ship has finally been found, and it's in decent shape!
Friday, March 04, 2022
Wednesday, March 02, 2022
Tuesday, March 01, 2022
Greetings! Those of us into spooky stuff may know a lot about the Dunwich depicted in H.P. Lovecraft's story, but did you know there's another, real Dunwich in England, that's partially submerged? It's time for a new slew of spooky stories, I think!
Monday, February 28, 2022
As we get into March, posts on Folderol will be a little hit and miss, except for March Mammal Madness recaps. However, we're ending February on this very cool story about a Roman mosaic (with Celtic influences, perhaps?) recently discovered in London. In related news, the Museum of London Archaeology looks amazing.
Friday, February 25, 2022
Hello and happy Friday!
From my mom: This looks like a great place to visit. I'm especially intrigued by the secret room behind the bookcase!
Ernie Smith has a great piece about keeping focus in the middle of everything that's going on around us right now.
And to finish off, Florence and the Machine have a new song to take us into the weekend. Have a safe and spiffy time, everyone. See you next week.
Wednesday, February 23, 2022
The March Mammal Madness is beginning! The servers are a bit overloaded at the moment, but the information is (eventually) there.
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
Today: explanations! Mostly, anyway.
Monday, February 21, 2022
Today, art and history.
Friday, February 18, 2022
Happy Friday!
It's been a busy week here, so just one link today. You may have seen the video of a former ballerina remembering her choreography before, but many details were wrong. Here's the story of Marta Gonzales and her dance career, plus the video of her later years which went viral a while ago.
Have a safe and spiffy weekend, everyone. See you next week.
Wednesday, February 16, 2022
By now, you have probably heard of Wordle. But have you heard of Worldle, the game which shows you the silhouette of a country and gives you guesses, with hints about how far away your guess is and from which direction? No? Then go check it out!
Tuesday, February 15, 2022
Apparently, an ad during the Super Bowl featured a QR Code that people could scan straight off the TV. Enough people tried it that it crashed the database. But, more importantly, doesn't this remind people of Silver Shamrock? Don't scan random QR codes, people!
Friday, February 11, 2022
Happy Friday!
Thursday, February 10, 2022
Greetings! Here is an artist you should most definitely check out, especially this month: Betye Saar.
Tuesday, February 08, 2022
Tis the season for snowplows. Do yours have names? Minnesota recently named a few of theirs, and I really like Ctrl-Salt-Delete.
Monday, February 07, 2022
Happy Monday, all!
Thursday, February 03, 2022
Tuesday, February 01, 2022
Happy February. We're all watching the skies for oncoming weather craziness, but here's something nice and nostalgic. Put in your location and be transported back in time to the early '90s or so, listening to the Weather Channel before it was taken over by, well, everything modern.
Friday, January 28, 2022
Hi all --
It's been a rough month. Do you know what might help? Chinchillas reenacting the Titanic movie!Thursday, January 27, 2022
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
We seem to be on a "one link a day" kick lately, sorry. And tomorrow there won't be any links at all, because we'll be away from the computer all day!
Anyway. Today's link is a brand spanking new podcast about the weirdness going on in the 1930s, called "Brother, Can You Spare a Podcast?"Monday, January 24, 2022
Friday, January 21, 2022
Happy Friday! Via Cassandra, let's go into the weekend with Wet Leg's cover of Madonna's "Material Girl," which sounds nothing like the original. Have a safe and spiffy weekend, everyone. See you next week.
Thursday, January 20, 2022
For the historians: The best thing (so far) about 2022 is that the 1950 U.S. census will be made available in April!
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Being old(ish), I am not much on TikTok, but there are two accounts I follow: B. Dylan Hollis's crazy recipe adventures and, as of yesterday, Mayor Lovecraft. The latter is an actual mayor of an Ohio town and occasionally delves into the spooky world of Ohio (it's true, just ask the Raven Queen or the Loveland Frogman).
Tuesday, January 18, 2022
I'm fascinated by Namibia's Skeleton Coast, and therefore also fascinated with the Shipwreck Lodge. Can you imagine what a stay there would be like?
Friday, January 14, 2022
Happy Friday! A few more random links close out this week. We're taking next Monday off but will be back later in the week with more.
Thursday, January 13, 2022
Wednesday, January 12, 2022
Hello! We continue with our week of miscellany here.
Tuesday, January 11, 2022
Hi! Two quick links today.
Monday, January 10, 2022
Here's to future days: Some AI-generated resolutions for 2022, courtesy of Janelle Shane, who's now a futurist in residence at the Smithsonian!
Friday, January 07, 2022
Happy Friday, all!
Some food news via Zazoo: There's a new Girl Scout cookie this year which looks yummy.
Some drink news: Fresca is joining the mixed drink club!
Some meme news: Horse Plinko. That is all.
Have a safe and spiffy weekend, everyone. See you next week.
Thursday, January 06, 2022
I recently discovered Hash House Harriers, which is a "drinking club with a running problem" that has outposts worldwide, including my home town.
Tuesday, January 04, 2022
Happy New Year, everyone! Let's party like it's 1122, with some help from Hildegard von Blingin's bardcore music, including some truly wonderful covers of songs like "Somebody I Used to Know," "Jolene," and "Summertime Sadness." Check them all out if you can, they're great.