“for some reason…” Huh, wonder why they had that idea?
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“for some reason…” Huh, wonder why they had that idea?
So, today I learned that
a. Mt. Everest was named for, but not by, George Everest.
b. George Everest was actually a proponent of learning the local name of mountains he surveyed, rather than coming up with new English names.
and c. He hated it when people pronounced his name Ever-est, rather than Eve-rest.
“We instinctively think of mountains as eternal, but they‘re not. They are falling to bits and being remade like the rest of nature - like us.”
Still working my way through my July #doublespin (tagged, enjoying it when I pick it up but not always feeling a push to) but excited for August picks!
I'm still going with my Libby wishlist for my #BookSpin list, when the numbers are called I filter to available now and count down. So fun to see what comes up.
Thanks for hosting @TheAromaofBooks!
pickI love short stories and I'm trying to read a short story every day in 2023. I finished this amazing collection today. I've had this on my shelf for a very long time, so I'm happy to have finally read it. #storyaday2023
#JolabokaflodSwap
I forgot to take a picture of the wrapped items or the box, so here‘s proof I took it to the post office. Package should arrive around the 19th.
(Color Street nails - love them!!!)
“When meditation is mastered,
The mind is unwavering like the
Flame of a lamp in a windless place.
In the still mind,
In the depths of meditation,
The Self reveals itself.
Beholding the Self
By means of the Self,
An aspirant knows the
Joy and peace of complete fulfillment.
Having attained that
Abiding joy beyond the senses,
Revealed in the stilled mind,
He never swerves from the eternal truth.”
~Bhagavad Gita
#FOODANDLIT INDIA🇮🇳
