mountains

Aug. 16th, 2008 12:06 am
Mt. Whitney, in California, is invariably described as the "tallest mountain in the 48 contiguous states," with Denali, in the middle of Alaska, being the tallest mountain in North America.

This might make you wonder whether there is something of intermediate height in Canada or Mexico, or whether the taller mountains are only in Alaska.

Indeed, it turns out that western Canada has plenty of mountains taller than Mt. Whitney, as you can find (of course) on Wikipedia's List of mountains.

I love the "List of _____" articles!

Anacreontic (uh-nak-ree-ON-tik) adjective — Celebrating love and drinking. [After Anacreon, a Greek poet in the 6th century BCE, noted for his songs in praise of love and wine.] The US national anthem 'The Star-Spangled Banner' is set to the tune of the English song 'To Anacreon in Heaven' which was the 'constitutional song' of the Anacreontic Society, a gentlemen's music club in London. (from a-word-a-day)

Nice to know that the U.S. National Anthem is from a drinking song. (-:

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If you're ever lost in an urban environment, the best place to ask for directions is at a pizza delivery shop.

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