#sproat

[blackswaneuroparedux]

Intrude not where you’re not desired, Nor stay till every one is tired. Writhe not your limbs in every shape Of awkward gesture, like an ape, Nor twirl your hands, nor hit your toes – Nor hum a tune – nor pick your nose – Nor keep in motion as you sit, Nor on the floor or carpet spit, But in the first with prudent care. Nor lean upon another’s chair. If you must cough, or sneeze, be still In doing it, if possible. If you must yawn, just turn aside, And with your hand the motion hide. And when you blow your nose, be brief, And neatly use your handkerchief. All whispering, giggling, squinting shun, Don’t turn your back on any one. Nor bite your nails, nor lolling stand, Nor in your pockets keep your hand. Do not allow yourself to look In letters, papers, or a book, Till you have leave. If one is reading, Don’t overlook him; ’tis ill breeding. Don’t wear a frown upon your face; Let cheerfulness your aspect grace. To your superiors always strive, In walking, your right hand to give. A proper distance keep in mind, Crowd not too near, nor lag behind. To equals let your conduct be Marked with sweet affability.

- In Company by Nancy Sproat, The School of Good Manners (1822)

Amongst my late grandmother’s diaries and papers was found this poem written in a little pamphlet as something presumably handed down her maternal line. The reprinted copy in her possession was from 1888.

The entire pamphlet was written entirely in verse and is titled The School of Good Manners. It is dated 1822. The author was Nancy Sproat; the cover claims she also wrote the “Good Girls’s Soliloquy, Poetic Tales, Little Ditties for Little Children, and other such children themed guff.

I have no clue who Nancy Sproat was other than she was from Boston and was a well regarded writer for children from 6 years upwards. She thought it best to teach manners to children through witty ditties. She seemed to have a poem or a ditty for everything a child could induldge in from how to eat pudding to the dangers of having too much fun.

However dated her prose may be, her wisdom is timeless. It’s actually a very good guide on how manners really do maketh woman.

[uglydragons]

Realized I’ve never sent in this absolute looker of a gal. Her name is Sproat and I couldn’t decide if I wanted to submit her with or without the accent so I just combined them into one image.

[whatithinkaboutdarkshadows]

Episode 606: Hello, Barnabas

Vampire Angelique has bitten her onetime husband, old world gentleman Barnabas Collins, and brought him under her power. Barnabas asks if she plans to make him a vampire again, restoring the curse she placed on him when she was alive and they were married, 172 years before. Angelique is herself subordinate to suave warlock Nicholas Blair, and does not know what Nicholas’ plans are. All she can…

[foresmeforever]

[northern-thalassophile]

[murnswhyte]

Sproat Lake Petroglyphs

[mod-a-day]

Nobuo Uematsu, Noah Sproat "Let Me Know The Truth" ("Castle de Moogle" IT Arrangement) Final Fantasy III (1990) Square Co, Ltd.

[chloekphotography]

Sproat Lake, Vancouver Island, Canada.

[mindblowingscience]

Hundreds of millions of years ago, an earthquake sent a series of massive waves across the ancient sea that covered part of Western Canada and the northern United States. That is the conclusion of a new paper by two University of Saskatchewan (USask) researchers, who have found the strongest-ever evidence of a tsunami in a shallow inland sea. The research by Dr. Brian Pratt (Ph.D.) and Dr. Colin Sproat (Ph.D.) of USask's College of Arts and Science is published in Sedimentary Geology.

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[notwiselybuttoowell]

Disaster capitalism has taken many forms in different contexts. In New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, there was an immediate move to replace public schools with charter schools, and to bulldoze public housing projects to make way for gentrifying townhouses. In Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria in 2017, the public schools were once again under siege, and there was a push to privatize the electricity grid before the storm had made landfall. In Thailand and Sri Lanka after the 2004 tsunami, valuable beachfront land, previously stewarded by small-scale fishers and farmers, was seized by real estate developers while their rightful occupants were stuck in evacuation camps.

It’s always a little different, which is why some Native Hawaiians have taken to calling their unique version by a slightly different term: plantation disaster capitalism. It’s a name that speaks to contemporary forms of neocolonialism and climate profiteering, like the real estate agents who have been cold-calling Lahaina residents who have lost everything to the fire and prodding them to sell their ancestral lands rather than wait for compensation. But it also places these moves inside the long and ongoing history of settler colonial resource theft and trickery, making clear that while disaster capitalism might have some modern disguises, it’s a very old tactic. A tactic that Native Hawaiians have a great deal of experience resisting.

[adepticarus]

This year’s LTUE - Life, the Universe, & Everything Symposium was something special. I’ve attended at least 6 times over the years, maybe more. At first when I was a wee baby writer and my eyes were so wide the whole time as I took in a ton of information from all of the awesome guests.

Later, I attended as a guest myself a few times, and one of the first full playtests of Arium: Create and Arium: Discover took place in the LTUE game room. I then moved to Florida and hadn’t been (other than virtually for one session) since 2019.

This year with Arium long since published, nominated for The ENNIE Awards, and closing out sales of our initial print run, I worked with the incredible Dax Levine and immeasurable Ryan Bouché to bring Arium and Adept Icarus full circle back to LTUE in a huge way! I was invited to be a special guest for gaming and we hosted Arium 42 (commemorating the symposium’s 42nd anniversary!)

104 people were in attendance for 2 hours of Arium 42, and they built an unforgettable interconnected world on 4 moons and 2 planets for use in fiction, games, and more! What an amazing experience! Friends and family came from everywhere to help: Emily Earhart, Katie Young, Adam Clayton helped at our booth and the event! Remi Munn and Christopher Munn were a huge help. Mari Anne Murdock, Daniel Yocom, John Mabey, Erika Kuta Marler, Wade Edwards, Ravyn Evermore, Ethan Sproat, and so many more I know I’m forgetting helped make this a huge success.

Thank you all so much! I’m working with a small team to compile and publish the results of this mass world building session and Adept Icarus will release it under the Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 license for anyone to use in their creative endeavors!

Special thanks again to Dax and Ryan who helped plan and execute this dream come true event! It wouldn’t have happened without you. I honestly don’t know how to thank you enough.

[lettheweirdnessin]

Sproat Lake - Vancouver Island, BC.

[whatithinkaboutdarkshadows]

Episode 599: If you open it, something terrible will happen

Maggie Evans, The Nicest Girl in Town, is wandering in the woods. She is wearing her nightgown and staggering for lack of food. She has just escaped from the hidden chamber in the old Collins family mausoleum, where Willie Loomis had been holding her prisoner for some days. Maggie in the woods. Willie had abducted Maggie because he wanted to protect her from the evil plans of his master,…

[lainpsx]

🌱 my sprout ate twelve rare dumplings 🌱 that was for the Big Show 🌱🌱 got in trouble but i paid bail 🌱 my sproat hahahaha i loved my sprout 🌱 to death.. 🌱

[fenrislorsrai]

Police are investigating the deliberate felling of one of the UK's most iconic trees, which appears to have been cut down in an act of vandalism.

The landmark at Sycamore Gap, beside Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland, was apparently cut down overnight.

Northumberland National Park Authority officials believe the tree, known as Robin Hood's Tree, was "deliberately felled" and asked people to stay away.

Photographer Ian Sproat said his "heart was ripped out" when he saw the damage.

The National Trust said it was "shocked and saddened" to learn about what "appears to be an act of vandalism".

General manager Andrew Poad said the sycamore had been "an important and iconic feature in the landscape for nearly 200 years".

[bumblebirds-menagerie]

Random Last Names for Characters

because if there’s one thing i love more than name lists, it’s making name lists

- Hosking

- Alker

- Sproats

- Coombes

- Haines

- Gosden

- Musgrove

- Hinchey

- Beckett

- Winslow

- Drinkwater

- Doyle

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