Why is the sky blue?

Why is the sky blue?
Why is the sky blue?

Scattering of sunlight is more effective in the short wavelength (blue/violet) part of the spectrum, so the sky appears blue (but not today, because clouds and rain tend to mask that!). See: hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/atmos/blusky.html for a more thorough explanation.

How do you get a boyfriend?

How do you get a boyfriend?
How do you get a boyfriend?

I’m just a wall. I’m not sure how you humans go about this. You could ask someone to be your boyfriend although you cannot guarantee they’ll say yes, so prepare for possible disappointment. But most importantly, be yourself.

Where is the friend’s house?

Translation of Persian text: Where is the friend's house?
Translation of Persian text: Where is the friend’s house?

“Where is the friend’s house?” Thank you for this reference both to Sohrab Sepehri’s poem “Address,” (bit.ly/sepehri-address) and the first film in Abbas Kiarostami’s Koker Trilogy. We have both in our collection. The Koker Trilogy is on DVD (bit.ly/bcl-koker-trilogy), and Sepehri’s book The Green Volume, in which “Address” was published, is in an ebook, The Eight Books, as Chapter 7 (https://bit.ly/bcl-green-volume). I hope your fellow BC students & others explore the poetry and films you’ve alluded to!

My cards won’t shuffle. -help plz.

My cards won't shuffle. -help plz.
My cards won’t shuffle. -help plz.

You could try gently bending the cards in stacks or (carefully) individually. Or try a different deck…

My cards also won't souffle -help plz.
My cards also won’t souffle -help plz.

Make sure you separate the eggs carefully, beat them to stiff peaks, and fold into the card batter gently (don’t stir vigorously!) That should help your cards souffle.

Tell us more about your parents.

Tell us more about your parents.
Tell us more about your parents.

Mom: seawall on the N Shore. Dad: LBR of an FDR in a prewar classic 6 on the UES. They won’t tell me how they met or why they separated, it’s like they’ve put up a wall around their personal lives. Dad has heard amazing conversations and is writing a tell all; draft title: Tell (W)All. Mom’s passion is ship spotting!