Dutch word of the day: Oranjegekte

Today is Koninginnedag, a Dutch holiday celebrating the queen’s birthday. Sure, we’re a little royal-starved here in the USA, but here’s a good reason to observe Queen’s Day: Oranjegekte. Oranjegekte means “orange craziness” or...

Lime in translation

I used to think people who scoured the access logs on their personal web sites were a little odd. I know why you’d do that for work, but why do it on your own time?  Well, now I’m one of them. And while looking over a list of recent limereaders, I found...

What the duck?

Why is there a giant duck outside Cambridge City Hall right now? A. Cambridge opens its gates to admit the Trojan Duck B. A giant rubber duck admonishes Cantabrigians to reduce litter to keep local waters clean C. The city of Cambridge finally recognizes Duck Day as a...