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Lox Dixon in I Have Rocks In My Head

Dec 12, 2023

A person touches a globe that is sitting on a desk. The piece is about learning from a foreign culture. The globe represents the smallness of the world which ties into a central theme of the piece, that people around the world share many common traits.

5 Things I Learned as a High School Foreign Exchange Student

I spent the 2011–2012 school year on an…

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Ritu in I Have Rocks In My Head

Sep 7, 2023

Independence or Death, an 1888 painting by Pedro Américo, oil on canvas, representing declaration of Brazil’s independence by Pedro I. Brazil and Portugal engaged in a fight.

Today In History (September 7th 1822): Brazil Gets Independence

Dom Pedro I declared independence from…

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Ritu in I Have Rocks In My Head

Sep 11, 2023

A sewing machine. Picture for representational purposes.

Today in History (September 10, 1846): Elias Howe Gets Patent for Sewing Machine

This practical…

J. Salvatore Domino in I Have Rocks In My Head

Dec 17, 2023

A picture of the Socrates bust at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland

Dumb, Dumber, Dumbest

How To Become The Smartest Person In The Room

Do it the old…

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Hilary Bennett in I Have Rocks In My Head

Jan 12

Orange nasturtiums in bloom in my own garden, with lots of green leaves around them. It’s so exciting to finally see flowers that were once little seeds!

Feeling Stressed? Play in the Dirt

Why gardening is a good practice for your mental health

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Douglas Wrucke in I Have Rocks In My Head

Nov 20, 2023

I Like Bacon

I like bacon, but . . .

Ready?

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Deanna Bugalski 💋 in I Have Rocks In My Head

Jan 12

Image of a card that is being held that says “New Year Resolutions”

Embracing the Unchangeable: My Anti-Resolutions for the New Year

Celebrating the joy of being…

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Farmer Josh McClary in I Have Rocks In My Head

Sep 20, 2023

Photograph of “Pandemic” Farmer Josh, a close resemblance to “The First Caveman…” Photo by Farmer Josh McClary.

From Ignition to Extinction

A tasteless joke on humanity

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Jorgen Winther 🌱 in I Have Rocks In My Head

Oct 23, 2023

A piece of the Berlin Wall with a graffiti painting showing Brezhnev and Honecker kissing — and a text in German saying: My God, Help Me to Survive This Deadly Love (and a brief version of the same text in Russian). The painting was made in 1900 by Dmitri Vrubel.

ODD AND INTERESTING

Rock and Progression

A story about something that really rocks…

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Gio Parks in I Have Rocks In My Head

Jan 11

Young African American teen wearing a black jacket and round glasses. Two large spiders are descending on each side of him.

Gen-Z Explains Anansi- Anansi Cops Sum Stories

Being an aging Millennial, I decided to get a fresh perspective on Anansi…

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