Okay, we’ve had these pumpkins for almost three weeks now, but we didn’t want to carve them up too soon because they would turn to mush like those nazis in Raiders of the Lost Ark. But today was the day. Before setting about our artistic endeavor, we grabbed a six-pack of our favorite holiday beverage,
In the last few months we have seen an out pouring of compassion towards victims of recent hurricanes. When the tough gets tougher, we humans know how to band together and help each other out. But how does this trait separate us from our cousin the chimpanzee? A recent study by Joan Silk showed that
This week is stretching into the longest week ever. I think it’s because Chris is still gone. He’s been on the road for three whole days now…alone…with my dad. Though it’s great that he’s getting this opportunity to earn some cash, I miss him. It’s boring at my house without him around. The dog misses
Chris is gone this week to drive a car to Colorado with my Dad. They were leaving from Tulsa, so yesterday we met my Mom in Stroud so she could take Chris home with her. Stroud is a good half-way point. We didnât feel like paying $1.50 (or whatever it is) to take the turnpike
It used to be that when planning a new community, planners would just build up housing without thought to the people who were going to live there let alone the environment. The goal of urbanization was to just create housing for the growing number people moving to cities for jobs. Things like grocery stores, gas
I have a crush on David Folkenflik. It has nothing to do with the great reports he does for shows like All Things Considered and Morning Edition, though everytime Iâve heard him report on something heâs been great. No, the crush comes entirely from his name. I want to be Cindy Folkenflik. No offense to
This years Noble Prize in Medicine went to Dr. Barry Marshall and Dr. J. Robin Warren for the discovery of my favorite bacteria, Helicobacter pylori. Just saying Helicobacter pylori makes me giggle and if you order over $100 from Life Sciences, you get a free Helicobacter pylori doll. Thanks to these two Australian researchers, we
Chris and I were sitting on our front stoop last night just talking about our day and his drive to Texas, when we heard someone talking. We looked up to see a very drunk man walking (kind of) down the road. When he got to our house he stopped talking to himself as he walked
The cool weather hit here about two weeks ago. I’ve been in denial over the end of summer, so instead of putting away summer clothes and getting out fall/winter clothes I’ve just left my cedar chest open, with clothes piled in and out of it. During the first dig-through of the cedar chest, I came
Talking or thinking about anything quantum tends to make my brain hurt, but when I read this story on Wired I thought I’d put forth a better effort in understanding quantum mechanics. It’s easier to wrap your brain around it if you know and understand the definition of the words. Quantum is the smallest amount
