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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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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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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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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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Something to Think About this Month
Each month I offer you something to think about to get the brain working. This month …
An origami flower is fake vegetation made from real vegetation.
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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 yesterday: Answers to this month's Quiz Questions (which were on General History).
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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 yesterday: Answers to this month's Quiz Questions (which were on General History).
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From my blog yesterday: Answers to this month's Quiz Questions (which were on General History).
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July 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.
General History
- In what year did the Battle of Waterloo occur? 1815
- Which ancient civilization built the city of Machu Picchu? Inca
- Which famous historical document begins with the words “We hold these truths to be self-evident”? The Declaration of Independence
- The Aztecs even used cocoa beans as what? Currency
- In what year did the Berlin Wall fall? 1989
- What event marked the beginning of World War I? The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Answers were correct when questions were compiled in late 2025.
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July 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.
General History
- In what year did the Battle of Waterloo occur? 1815
- Which ancient civilization built the city of Machu Picchu? Inca
- Which famous historical document begins with the words “We hold these truths to be self-evident”? The Declaration of Independence
- The Aztecs even used cocoa beans as what? Currency
- In what year did the Berlin Wall fall? 1989
- What event marked the beginning of World War I? The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Answers were correct when questions were compiled in late 2025.
#blog #history #July #quiz #zenmischief -
July 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.
General History
- In what year did the Battle of Waterloo occur? 1815
- Which ancient civilization built the city of Machu Picchu? Inca
- Which famous historical document begins with the words “We hold these truths to be self-evident”? The Declaration of Independence
- The Aztecs even used cocoa beans as what? Currency
- In what year did the Berlin Wall fall? 1989
- What event marked the beginning of World War I? The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Answers were correct when questions were compiled in late 2025.
#blog #history #July #quiz #zenmischief -
July 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.
General History
- In what year did the Battle of Waterloo occur? 1815
- Which ancient civilization built the city of Machu Picchu? Inca
- Which famous historical document begins with the words “We hold these truths to be self-evident”? The Declaration of Independence
- The Aztecs even used cocoa beans as what? Currency
- In what year did the Berlin Wall fall? 1989
- What event marked the beginning of World War I? The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Answers were correct when questions were compiled in late 2025.
#blog #history #July #quiz #zenmischief -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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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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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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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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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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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Yesterday from my blog: this month's "Ten Things" on words ending in "-ene".
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Yesterday from my blog: this month's "Ten Things" on words ending in "-ene".
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Yesterday from my blog: this month's "Ten Things" on words ending in "-ene".
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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 -ene
- buckminsterfullerene
- contravene
- damascene
- gangrene
- hygiene
- limonene
- obscene
- reconvene
- supervene
- xanthene
So how many of those words did you know? And how many do you use?
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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] -
Today from my blog: this month's quote:
"Never ascribe to malice that which can adequately be explained by incompetence."
[Napoleon Bonaparte] -
Today from my blog: this month's quote:
"Never ascribe to malice that which can adequately be explained by incompetence."
[Napoleon Bonaparte] -
Today from my blog: this month's quote:
"Never ascribe to malice that which can adequately be explained by incompetence."
[Napoleon Bonaparte] -
This Month’s Quote
Never ascribe to malice that which can adequately
be explained by incompetence.Napoleon Bonaparte
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Yesterday on my blog: quiz questions, this month on General History.
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Yesterday on my blog: quiz questions, this month on General History.
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Yesterday on my blog: quiz questions, this month on General History.
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Yesterday on my blog: quiz questions, this month on General History.
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Yesterday on my blog: quiz questions, this month on General History.
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July 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.General History
- In what year did the Battle of Waterloo occur?
- Which ancient civilization built the city of Machu Picchu?
- Which famous historical document begins with the words “We hold these truths to be self-evident”?
- The Aztecs even used cocoa beans as what?
- In what year did the Berlin Wall fall?
- What event marked the beginning of World War I?
Answers will be posted in 2 weeks time.
#blog #history #July #quiz #zenmischief -
July 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.General History
- In what year did the Battle of Waterloo occur?
- Which ancient civilization built the city of Machu Picchu?
- Which famous historical document begins with the words “We hold these truths to be self-evident”?
- The Aztecs even used cocoa beans as what?
- In what year did the Berlin Wall fall?
- What event marked the beginning of World War I?
Answers will be posted in 2 weeks time.
#blog #history #July #quiz #zenmischief -
July 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.General History
- In what year did the Battle of Waterloo occur?
- Which ancient civilization built the city of Machu Picchu?
- Which famous historical document begins with the words “We hold these truths to be self-evident”?
- The Aztecs even used cocoa beans as what?
- In what year did the Berlin Wall fall?
- What event marked the beginning of World War I?
Answers will be posted in 2 weeks time.
#blog #history #July #quiz #zenmischief -
July 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.General History
- In what year did the Battle of Waterloo occur?
- Which ancient civilization built the city of Machu Picchu?
- Which famous historical document begins with the words “We hold these truths to be self-evident”?
- The Aztecs even used cocoa beans as what?
- In what year did the Berlin Wall fall?
- What event marked the beginning of World War I?
Answers will be posted in 2 weeks time.
#blog #history #July #quiz #zenmischief -
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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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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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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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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July 1926
Our look at some of the significant happenings 100 years ago this month.
1. Birth. Hans Werner Henze, German composer (d.2012)
9. In Portugal, General Óscar Carmona takes power in a military coup.
10. A bolt of lightning strikes Picatinny Arsenal in New Jersey; the resulting fire causes several million pounds of explosives to blow up in the next 2-3 days.
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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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Last evening on my blog: Unblogged June: some things, and thoughts, from June which I didn’t otherwise write about.