Wednesday, 20 November 2002 |
serendipity (link) serendipity - (dictionary.com) The faculty of making fortunate discoveries by accident. Coined by English author Horace Walpole in 1754 who formed the word on an old name for Sri Lanka, Serendip. He explained that this name was part of the title of “a silly fairy tale, called The Three Princes of Serendip: as their highnesses traveled, they were always making discoveries, by accidents and sagacity, of things which they were not in quest of....” 5:33:09 PM |
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Todays Reading...
o Steam motorcycle
o UFO Area: Our Special Reports
o SOA Facts
o xkcd - A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language - By Randall Munroe
o Helen Clarks marijuana speech 1994 Waikato University