I came across a photo of a dugong this week and thought it looked a lot like a manatee, so, during a brief break between work things, I looked up dugongs and manatees in hopes of finding out the difference.
The first page I found was this splendid page about Manatees and Dugongs at the Marine Mammal Center - it filled me with delight with its gorgeous pictures of these wonderful creatures.
A few months ago, I launched the first few pages of my latest website, The Democracy Habit. In the midst of a constant flood of terrible news about the country and the new administration, I wanted to share info and encouragement with folks who might not have developed a habit of contacting their representatives or speaking up in our democracy.
I grew up learning - mostly in social studies classes - that we should participate in our democracy.
Like a lot of people, I'm alarmed and disgusted by the illegal actions and general contempt of the current US government.
When I get worried about something, apparently one way I cope is building websites.
My latest is The Democracy Habit. It serves two purposes (always a bad idea, but an apt reflection of my diverse interests):
Here are some of the sites I'm visiting the most this month:
Kwiziq Spanish and Kwiziq French
I don't do a lot of the quizzes (although I could be doing more than I am, I should do that), but I find the grammar explanations and the example sentences really helpful. Some sites have example sentences that seem like things that no one would ever say, or that don't really illustrate the grammar point very well; Kwiziq does a really good job here.
Someone over on Ask MetaFilter asked about paid search engines, and the hive mind, being the helpful hive mind that they are, also suggested various free alternatives to Google Search.