The challenge on Monday Artday is “greek myth”. Eris is the Greek goddess of strife and discord. The goddesses Hera, Athena and Aphrodite had been invited along with the rest of Olympus to the forced wedding of Peleus and Thetis, who would become the parents of Achilles, but Eris had been snubbed because of her …
The new challenge on Monday Artday is “cliffhanger”. Action! Adventure! Intrigue! More Action! This is what you’ll encounter along side Cliff Hanger as he embarks on “The Mystery of the Foreign Stuff”. Join Cliff Hanger as he covertly transverses recondite continents searching for mysterious mystery. Marvel as Cliff Hanger battles savage and bloodthirsty inhabitants of uncivilized civilizations. Thrill …
The Monday Artday challenge word this week is “cephalopod”. cephalopod (sĕf’ə-lə-pŏd’) n. Any of various marine mollusks, such as the octopus, squid, cuttlefish, or nautilus, having a large head, large eyes, prehensile tentacles, and, in most species, an ink sac containing a dark fluid used for protection or defense. I was inspired to write a …
The challenge word this week on Monday Artday (though it was posted on Wednesday) is “telephone”. While attending a friend’s wedding, Alexander Graham Bell is inspired.
After a two month hiatus, a new topic has been posted on Monday Artday. This week’s word is “disaster.” I have mentioned before that everything reminds me of a joke and “disaster” is no exception. One day the butcher backed into his meat grinder. He got a little behind in his work. Next day, the …
The Monday Artday challenge word this week is “speed”. Neil Simon’s 1965 play (and subsequent 1968 film) “The Odd Couple” told the story of Oscar Madison and Felix Unger. Oscar is a New York City sports writer and a horrible slob. His recently-divorced friend, Felix, has been kicked out of his home. Oscar invites Felix …
This week’s challenge word on Monday Artday is “zombies”. A zombie is a reanimated human corpse. Stories of zombies originated in the Afro-Caribbean spiritual belief system of Vodou. One origin of the word “zombie” is “jumbie”, the West Indian term for “ghost”. Another is “nzambi”, the Kongo word meaning “spirit of a dead person.” According …
The Monday Artday challenge word this week is “robot”. In the Oz books by L. Frank Baum, the origins of the character are rather gruesome. Originally, he was an ordinary man named Nick Chopper. Nick made his living chopping down trees in the forests of Oz. The Wicked Witch of the East cast a spell …
The Monday Artday challenge this week is “Schoolhouse Rock”. From its 1973 debut, wedged between episodes of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?, Schoolhouse Rock taught grammar, math and history to youngsters nationwide. Schoolhouse Rock’s quirky animation, psychedelic images and catchy tunes made learning easy and the lesson stuck with kids. Even into high school, kids were …
The challenge on Monday Artday this week is “prehistoric humans”. The first automotive trade show, circa 10,000,000 years BC.
