Fun Summer Projects for Fathers and Sons
Summertime is the time for getting outside and having some fun. And there are lots of traditional ways to do this but this article looks at some unusual and different ways to enjoy the summer. The focus here is on projects that adults and children or teens can do […]
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New article on summertime projects for dads and sons
June 30th, 2009 · 1 Comment
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Telescope Nerd website updates
June 10th, 2009 · No Comments
I have been doing some work on the telescope nerd website (www.telescopenerd.com) these updates include
an answer to the question of how come my telescope is so hard to point
I am starting a new telescope project where I will be making an 8″ reflector telescope
I have reviews of five telescope making books that I own here
Here […]
Tags: Telescopes · Makeable Projects · Articles
New Medieval Posts on my Heroic Dreams Blog
March 20th, 2009 · No Comments
My Heroic Dreams Blog is a very active blog about all kinds of medieval things and it really isn’t productive for me to post about all my posts on that site but there are some interesting things going on there including some looks at Medieval and Feudal Japan. This is because I am taking a […]
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New Article: Making Video Games for Girls
March 20th, 2009 · No Comments
This is an article I wrote for my www.make-video-games.com domain. It is about the changing world of video games and how to raise your awareness that games are for girls too, not just boys. It comes with an excellent video. Making Video Games for Girls
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New Book Review: Lamentation
March 20th, 2009 · No Comments
On my fantasy website I have a new book review. It is Lamentation by Ken Scholes. There are some things about this new Epic Fantasy novel that I like including the fact that instead of following the normal formula of working our hero up to the big climax at the end of the novel we […]
Tags: Uncategorized · Epic Fantasy · Articles · Reviews
New article on Fantasy Writing: Handling a big Combat battle
February 12th, 2009 · No Comments
A Big Battle is often at the heart of an epic fantasy novel and sometimes it is the climax where everything is completed or resolved for good or bad. I have written an extensive article that will give you good advice on writing a big battle, handle the complexity and figure out the best points […]
Tags: Epic Fantasy · Articles · Writing · Will Kalif · fantasy
My personal website has changed
January 7th, 2009 · No Comments
If you have taken a buzz by willkalif.com you probably noticed a big change. This is something that I do every year. I start out with a fresh screen. A lot of people really enjoyed the pastiche of pictures and essays that I wrote last year and a lot of people also enjoyed the growing plant […]
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New articles on my personal website
December 1st, 2008 · No Comments
If you are interested in taking a peek into Will’s life I have been writing short essays for two years now and they are all based on my peculiar life. The newest additions are the picture of the golden ring which is about a dream I had and the golden tree which is about some […]
Tags: Meaning of Life · My Blogs · Articles · Writing
New Article: How to Use a Terrarium as a Learning tool for kids
September 16th, 2008 · No Comments
This is a new article I have written about how to use a terrarium as a learning tool for kids. You can use something as simple as a styrofoam cup and a few bean plants and there are some wonderful lessons in it. The article covers three important points:
1. Stewardship of plants and the world we […]
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New Classical Guitar article about Fernando Sor
September 16th, 2008 · No Comments
I have an ongoing series of articles about famous classical guitarists of the past and the present. My new articles is about Fernando Sor. He was a remarkable guitarist and composer of the 19th Century. A lot of his work is still played today and he wrote a method for guitar that is still used. […]
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