I thought I’d be really good this year and blog more about things other than science, but that idea is not turning out so good. Really there’s not much to tell. No one wants to hear about our plumbing which has decided to clog and back-up on us. I think we’ve got the problem narrowed
I don’t have much for Friday Science partially because I didn’t plan ahead and I don’t have much time today and this may seem a little off topic, but it all ties in. Trust me. Chris and I have been talking about me getting a scooter. It’s the perfect second vehicle choice for us. We
With all the socializing and the ever lingering cold, I fell off the gym wagon during the month of December. I jumped back in the first week of January though and was doing really well. I went every day and sometimes even twice a day (noon yoga class). Now, thanks to the weather, I’m back
The current issue of Seed has a very interesting discussion on the evolution of eyeless cave fish and the idea of âuse it or lose itâ?. The evolution of flightless birds and eyeless fish was a problem that confused even Charles Darwin. He believed that disuse would lead to degeneration of organs over time. The
Laboratory accidents are bound to happen. Someone spills a flask of hydrochloric acid or sets their ethanol beaker on fire. It happens. Just check out the list of possible dangers on the AIHA Laboratory Health and Safety Committee web page. But some of our greatest scientific discoveries come from accidents. Discovery has a list of
I got some really great gifts for Christmas this year (besides the iPod). Chris gave me season one of the Muppet Show and Mom made us a set of dishes (yes, I said made. They’re really nice). But the best gift by far came from Katrina. She gave me a chocolate fountain. You can use
There really is no excuse for my blogging absence other then laziness. The month of December has taken a toll. The first half of the month had me down with a sinus infection and for some strange reason I was really busy at work, more so then usual. Then came the stress of the Holidays
