It’s sort of known that Australians use an anglicised pronunciation of the name of our highest mountain, Mount Kosciuszko. This article at Mental Floss provides the background behind the name of the man after which Mount Everest is named, including that the family name in question is pronounced ‘eve-rest’, not ‘ever-est’.
This six-and-a-half minute inventor portrait features Alan Adler, creator of the Aeropress coffee maker and Aerobie flying disc. He speaks about the love of design behind his creations, and the joy that people’s appreciation of them brings him.
Three out of three. My youngest daughter’s silence in particular speaks volumes. source
Interesting online article about a day spent in outback South Australia delivering mail. The perspective is that of a writer from the USA, which also adds a cross-cultural element to the observances about life in a region where humans are few and distances are long. Should be very familiar to our patrol ministry workers who …
mgpcpastor's blog 