I wish I could find where I read about this, but apparently there's a pocket of people (must be tiny tiny people) in North Carolina who have the same accent as Shakespeare.

I have also heard this about parts of Newfoundland.

I almost made it to the pool, but then realized I was wheezy and that it just wouldn't end well. I'm disappointed in myself, but also think it was probably a safe call to make, given a quick run to the bank left me shaky.

Meh.

This is from a production of Dream in Original pronunciation: [link]

Henna "crowns" for chemotherapy patients

Samaritan Magazine has a fun article here about Henna Heals, a charity based in Toronto, Canada that offers a free service to cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: beautiful henna designs applied to their chemo-bald heads. The organization was created by photographer Frances Darwin, who also captures the resulting designs in photos. Snip:

The swirling, intricate drawings, which are safe, temporary and applied by skilled artists, command the eye to the head of the henna wearer, inspiring awe rather than pity while offering an alternative to wigs or hats. Perhaps more importantly, these henna "crowns" offer women suffering hair loss -- and the accompanying lost sense of femininity that brings -- a chance to feel uniquely lovely while inviting gentle dialog about a tricky subject.

You are an inspiration, Lisa.

I know!!!

sara, give yourself a chance to recuperate. Travel is hard on a body.

I, OTOH, am not an inspiration. I bought a jumbo box of Red Hots at the dollar store earlier, and busted into it. And now may finish it. Edit: I mean, Hot Tamales.

An inspiration to classic candy eaters everywhere!

I'll take it!

In North America, anyone not of Native American descent is an immigrant or descended from immigrants*. So maybe very different places were settled by similar ethnic groups, leading to similar regional accents. One hypothesis anyway.

Lots of native New Orleanians sound like they are from New York. For realsies. Irish/German/?

but apparently there's a pocket of people (must be tiny tiny people) in North Carolina who have the same accent as Shakespeare.

Zen, do you mean "Ocracoke Brogue" - [link]

Henna "crowns" for chemotherapy patients

OMG that is so awesome. Love it!

sara, give yourself a chance to recuperate. Travel is hard on a body.

What she said. You didn't get much sleep while you were there, and I know that always runs down my immune system.

lisah is a constant source of inspiration.

Henna "crowns" for chemotherapy patients

Pretty cool.