Wrapping My Head Around Christmas Bows By Veronica MacDonald Ditko An Accidental Anthropologist I’ll never forget how quickly it happened. I was staring at the machine at Hallmark’s Visitors Center in Kansas City and before I knew it, in a few swift movements, the machine had created a perfect no-knot […]
Carving Out the Truth: Are Turkey Hats for Real? By Veronica MacDonald Ditko An Accidental Anthropologist You see them in store windows and on classroom walls. You’ve probably seen them for so long, you don’t notice them. Turkeys are everywhere for Thanksgiving. But did you ever notice the curious Pilgrim […]
How to get model’s legs By Veronica MacDonald An Accidental Anthropologist Most people fantasize about running away with the circus. But when it comes down to it, there are very few circus jobs that are really desirable. It’s not the clown that hurls through the ring of fire at top […]
By Veronica MacDonald Ditko An Accidental Anthropologist Okay, so it’s August now. Most children have had at least two months to practice a favorite summer pastime -watermelon seed spitting. Time for the real competitions to begin! At my childhood residence, our competitions were nothing much to talk about. My brother […]
Sandcastles Have Lots of Substance, Or Do They? By Veronica MacDonald Ditko An Accidental Anthropologist Summer is here and sandcastles are on my mind. It seems natural to want to make something out of the immense stretches of sand down south. It’s like a huge sandbox! Put a pile of […]
The Fun of Kindergarten By Veronica MacDonald Ditko An Accidental Anthropologist May is the month most college students run screaming from the hills that they are off for the summer. High school seniors have serious cases of Senioritis by now. And Kindergarteners, well, do they know what summer is yet? […]
