A handful of links for a rainy day.
A beautiful look at hand paintings by Moscow-based artist and poet Svetlana Kolosova.
Info about the Biblewalk and Living Bible Museum in Mansfield, Ohio.
Job appears real!
Amazing self-portraits by writers. Henry Miller drew his in 1946.
The story of how the Kindle came to be, from an insider’s point of view.
An article on a blog about the history of makeup that discusses whether cosmetics of the past poisoned the women who wore them with ingredients like lead and mercury.
Ten ultra-secluded underground locations, for those times when you’ve disclosed government secrets and need a private place to crash.
And finally, three Japanese hotels that have been in business for a thousand years.
This one, Nisiyama Onsen Keiunkan, was built around a hot spring that supposedly has curing powers. Maybe it cured women with makeup-induced illnesses.
Jean Zimmerman 
First off I would like to say excellent blog!
I had a quick question in which I’d like to ask if you don’t mind.
I was interested to know how you center yourself and clear your head
prior to writing. I have had difficulty clearing my mind in getting my thoughts out.
I do enjoy writing but it just seems like the first 10 to 15 minutes are generally lost
just trying to figure out how to begin. Any suggestions or tips?
Thank you!
The hoestny of your posting is there for all to see
Great stuff! Too bad the weather here is great! I will bookmark these for two weeks from now when I will be between college terms. Thank you for the good stuff!