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And we're starting this new month as we usually do on my blog, with notes of a few things which happened this month 100 years ago.
https://zenmischief.com/2026/08/august-1926/
#1926 #otd #history #August #blog #zenmischief
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Unblogged July. A little later than usual, some notes on od things which I didn't otherwise write about in July ...
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Today on the blog: my Monthly Links to items you didn't know you'd missed.
https://zenmischief.com/2026/07/monthly-links-85/
#history #July #medicine #photography #science #blog #zenmischief
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Each month on my blog I offer you something to think about to get the brain working. This month …
"An origami flower is fake vegetation made from real vegetation."
https://zenmischief.com/2026/07/something-to-think-about-this-month-19/
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On my blog today, this month's collection of quotes.
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From my blog yesterday: Answers to this month's Quiz Questions (which were on General History).
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From my blog today, this month's poem is
"Ariel’s Song" from The Tempest (Act 5, Scene 1)
Where the bee sucks there suck I:
In a cowslips bell I lie;
There I couch when owls do cry,
On the bat’s back I do fly
After summer merrily.
Merrily, merrily, shall I live now,
Under the blossom that hangs on the bough. -
Today's contribution on my blog is this month's self-portrait: "No Clothes Needed" because it is over 30°C.
https://zenmischief.com/2026/07/july-self-portrait-2/
#photography #selfportrait #July #personal #blog #zenmischief
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Yesterday from my blog: this month's "Ten Things" on words ending in "-ene".
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Today from my blog: this month's quote:
"Never ascribe to malice that which can adequately be explained by incompetence."
[Napoleon Bonaparte] -
Yesterday on my blog: quiz questions, this month on General History.
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Today on the blog, a quick look at a few of the things that happened this month 100 years ago.
https://zenmischief.com/2026/07/july-1926/
#1926 #July #otd #blog #zenmischief
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Last evening on my blog: Unblogged June: some things, and thoughts, from June which I didn’t otherwise write about.
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Today on my blog, this month's list of link to items you didn't know you didn't want to have missed...
https://zenmischief.com/2026/06/monthly-links-for-june-2/
#links #drink #history #June #sexuality #medicine #science #blog #zenmischief
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Today from my blog this month's "Something to Think About" ...
"We pass the anniversary of our death every year without knowing."
https://zenmischief.com/2026/06/something-to-think-about-this-month-18/
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A couple of (probably unpopular) thoughts on the current political state of affairs now on my blog ...
https://zenmischief.com/2026/06/thoughts-on-the-political-system/
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My monthly collection of quotes is now available on my blog -- and it's a bumper bundle this month!
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Earlier today on my blog: teh answers to this month's quiz questions which were on Geography.
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June Quiz Answers
Here are the answers to this month’s six quiz questions. If in doubt, all should be able to be easily verified online.
Geography
- In which country is Angel Falls, the world’s largest waterfall? Venezuela
- Switzerland is made up of how many cantons? 26
- Which continent has land in all four hemispheres? Africa
- In what country is the Chernobyl nuclear plant located? Ukraine
- What’s the capital city of Tanzania? Dodoma
- Area 51 is located in which American state? Nevada
Answers were correct when questions were compiled in late 2025.
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On this day, from my blog, a poem for June:
"All in June" by WH Davies
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From my blog: This month's self-portrait, "Listening".
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From the blog: This month's Ten Things is words ending "-va".
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Ten Things
This year our Ten Things column will present a selection of words (of five or more letters) with a different ending each month. This month …
Words Ending in -va
- baklava
- balaclava
- bodhisattva
- conjunctiva
- guava
- supernova
- vulva
- yeshiva
- zelkova
- zyzzyva
So how many of those words did you know? And how many do you use?
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This month's quote from my blog:
"Most people would sooner die than think; in fact, they do so."
[Bertrand Russell] -
From my blog: This month's quiz questions are on Geography.
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June Quiz Questions
Each month we’re posing six pub quiz style questions, with a different subject each month.
As always, they’re designed to be tricky but not impossible, so it’s unlikely everyone will know all the answers – just have a bit of fun.Geography
- In which country is Angel Falls, the world’s largest waterfall?
- Switzerland is made up of how many cantons?
- Which continent has land in all four hemispheres?
- In what country is the Chernobyl nuclear plant located?
- What’s the capital city of Tanzania?
- Area 51 is located in which American state?
Answers will be posted in 2 weeks time.
#blog #geography #June #quiz #zenmischief -
Our usual notes on things that happened this month 100 years ago.
https://zenmischief.com/2026/06/june-1926/
#1926 #blog #June #otd #zenmischief
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June 1926
Our look at some of the significant happenings 100 years ago this month.
1. Birth. Marilyn Monroe, American actress (d.1962)
3. Birth. Allen Ginsberg, American poet (d.1997)
4. Death. Fred Spofforth, Australian cricketer (b.1853)
5. Birth. Paul Soros, Hungarian-born American mechanical engineer, inventor, businessman and philanthropist (d.2013)
10. Death. Antoni Gaudí, Spanish architect (b.1852)
28. Birth. Mel Brooks, American actor, comedian, and screenwriter
#1926 #blog #June #otd #zenmischief -
This evening on my blog "Unblogged May", being a few notes about stuff that I didn't otherwise write about.
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This morning on my blog, a very quick thought about the usefulness of AI.