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Flummery and Trivet

December 1, 2014 // 0 Comments

We believe it takes a special person to write books for children. Children are not mini-adults. They see the world in a very different way from adults. Because children [...]

Forks Over Knives

March 28, 2014 // 0 Comments

The RainyDayKitchen folks have enthusiastically feasted on all manners of meat and have loved every bite (except, of course, the vegetarian). However, a recent viewing of [...]

Good Math

October 11, 2013 // 0 Comments

Got some time this weekend? How about curling up with a good book on math? No, really. We have noticed that we have forgotten a little bit/a lot of the math we had learned [...]

Summer Reading List

June 3, 2013 // 0 Comments

Summer will soon be upon us. For many of readers, that means vacations and road trips. To make your travels more enjoyable, we have put together some recommendations which [...]

First 100 Digits

November 19, 2012 // 1 Comment

Using some of the techniques in The Memory Bible and Mind Hacks, we started on our goal to memorize the first 50 digits of Pi. We tried a few different techniques, but [...]

Speed Reading

November 14, 2012 // 0 Comments

Is it really possible to read 3,000 to 5,000 words-a-minute? This question had been at the back of our minds for some time. Four years ago we came across a book by Stanley [...]

Books: Lens and Lensbaby

October 23, 2012 // 0 Comments

Recently, we have been posting quite a lot about lenses (Nikkor 18-300mm, Composer Pro, Edge 80). We also got a lot of emails asking if we could recommend some books for [...]

Wonderful Life with the Elements

October 1, 2012 // 0 Comments

At the beginning of the year we did an article on The Elements. It has been touted as “the most beautiful Periodic Table Products in the world.” After having [...]

Elizabeth The Queen

September 11, 2012 // 0 Comments

Queen Elizabeth got a lot of points for her appearance during the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony. One of the editors here at RainyDayMagazine has always known that [...]
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