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I gave Dear Daughter some money last week to clean out a few closets upstairs......so I wouldn't have to. She deposited three large containers with odds and ends at the bottom of the steps and announced she was done.   I said....."Oh, are those things to throw away?"  She responded yes, but I was already ticking off things I could readily see as items I had paid for and might want to use again, so......instead of hauling the containers off to the street to the trash I sat down and went through the containers.   I made three piles.....keep, Goodwill, and trash.   Wouldn't you know it? The trash pile was the smallest, but Goodwill was fairly substantial. Most of the items in the keep pile were notebook binders and textbooks. Yes, she was going to throw away good....heavy....expensive textbooks.  I decided I could sell them online, and this is what I found: Via: Sell Back Your Book

One of the maps available from The Atlas of True Names Take a look at the map I posted above.    Notice something strange?    This map is from The Atlas of True Names. This site….. The Atlas of True Names …..is a truly unique resource.   The website states its purpose is to reveal the etymological roots, or original meanings, of the familiar terms on today’s maps of the World, Europe, the British Isles and the United States……The ‘True Names’ of 3000 cities, countries, rivers, oceans and mountain ranges are displayed on these four fascinating maps, each of which includes a comprehensive index of derivations. You can read more about the site from The New York Times or from Spiegel Online .   Apparently these maps have been around since 2008, but I’m just now seeing them.   Yes, I know that’s hard to believe, but somehow I overlooked them. You can order the maps here . So, instead of me telling you how I would use them in the classroom……..what would you do?

There are many places I like.    There are a few I love.   Then there are those unique places that I fall in love with and could stay there forever. Seaside, Florida is one of those places for me. Seaside, Florida The minute I enter the picturesque town I feel the creative energy.    I feel the friendliness of the town, and the Victorian charm draws me in. A fantastic livable space.... I t’s just an added bonus that sandy white beaches and the emerald water of the Gulf of Mexico are just mere steps away. The town was developed in the late 1980s as a modern day Victorian town complete with narrow streets, white picket fences, and lots of pastel colors.     Many of the dwellings are hidden in gnarled mangroves and magnolias. Can I stay here forever? Robert Davis – the man who developed Seaside – revolutionized the concept of town planning forevermore.    The development began as a parcel of 80 acres that Davis inherited from his grandfather.  Instead of wanting to build a vacation getawa