In which we discover wormy volcanoes, investigate the biology of tidepools, and spend a day taking in an amazing view. Sunday, May 27, 2013 - I had never been to Bishop’s Beach before. The Kids© have attended school field trips there that The Wife© has joined them on, but I had been [...]

You know that thing, where a group of ravens steal a hunk of smoked pork and then proceed to repeatedly drop it on your car in order to break it up into more palatable pieces? My poor car: Found on the ground next to my car: I hate when they do that; don’t [...]

What do you make of this? I did a search in TweetDeck for the words “Does anyone”. Scrolling through some results I noticed more than one result that mentioned a sewing machine. Then I realized the tweets were identical. So I did another search for “Does anyone sewing” and came [...]

The Alaska Zoo has an adorable polar bear cub, by the name of Kali. The zoo recently posted a video of Kali, purportedly throwing a bit of a fit. I’m not sure he wasn’t actually practicing his Brazilian heavy metal singing voice. (Music Credit: Sepultura ‘Roots’ / Vocals: Kali the Polar Bear) Kali [...]

It is my intent to review this book without spoiling any of the important plot devices. I dove into this story without a clue as to what I was in for, other than that it was about an Earth that had become overcrowded–and that much can be gleaned from the [...]

This email alert just came to me from UAA (bold formatting mine): UAA Campus Community: Respect is an important value at UAA and safety is our highest priority. For those reasons, we are compelled to inform you that an inappropriate incident involving a female cadaver occurred in the Health Sciences Building’s [...]

51 years ago today, the Atlas rocket boosters that John Glenn, inside his Friendship 7 capsule, was strapped to the top of ignited. Millions of Americans watched as the resulting 350,000 pounds of thrust vibrated the vehicle that was about to take the first American into orbit around the [...]

If you live in the United States, consider this scenario: Canada is hell-bent on erasing Mexico from the map. Ottawa organizes and funds a militia and sends them to a suburb of D.C. to set up a state within a state, setting into place the resources and framework needed to begin [...]

Ever wondered about the track’s humanity has left on other worlds? If so, you’ll probably appreciate this infographic from Karl Tate and Space.com. Source Space.com: All about our solar system, outer space and exploration It’s a fairly intuitive image, so there’s not a lot I need to say. I’m jealous of [...]

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qa7icmqgsow?rel=0&hd=1] 27 years ago today, seven explorers gave their lives in the pursuit of scientific understanding. 73 seconds after lift-off, Challenger broke apart and disintegrated over the Atlantic Ocean. Crew of Challenger STS-51-L We remember Michael J. Smith, Dick Scobee, Ronald McNair; (back row) Ellison Onizuka, Christa McAuliffe, Gregory Jarvis, Judith Resnik. We [...]