I remember when Discovery Channel first aired Chasing Giants. I was so excited. I planned my schedule around it so I could eagerly watch while munching on popcorn. Needless to say, it was a big let-down. They never found a live giant squid swimming around in the deep ocean. It’s always boggled my mind that
Ninja Nun asked: 1. When did you first start collecting elephants, and why? I canât remember when I first started collecting elephants. It started after the Strawberry Shortcake craze. I think the first elephant was Ella. Ella is (I say is, because I still have her) a silky puffy stuffed animal that went everywhere with
This has been a big year for the hurricane season, with our second category 4 hurricane hitting the US today. Hurricane season is supposed to end with September, but the NOAA predicts hurricanes and tropical storms well into November. So what’s with all the storms this year? Hurricanes are brought on by warmer than normal
So, Ninja Nun wants the blog world to ask her questions and if you ask her you have to be prepared to answer some too. This seemed like an OK idea ’cause it would give me something to blog about. I’ve become the blaze blogger. 1. Ask me 3 questions. Any 3, no matter how
I’m still slowly scanning old photos into iPhoto. I just can’t get over the difference between enhanced and non-enhanced pictures. It’s amazing! The below image is a good example, and yes, that’s me in the backpack. My dad is not a computer person, so he doesn’t really understand any of this stuff. I showed him
“These analyses were phenomenological in nature because none of the specific components making up the autophagic machinery were known.” – Daniel J Klionsky et al
I know, I know. I totally spaced on Friday Science, but I was too busy at work this week to even prepare anything. Now it looks like Friday Science is going to turn into Random Science. Fridays are going to get a little more hectic since I’ve decided to start going to a noon yoga
There’s this really nicely paved trail that starts out at our local library and I’m always wondering where it goes. So, the other night, Chris and I decided to walk it. It leads under I-40 into Ray Trent Park and I think it’s about two miles long or so. Parts of the trail are kind
