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Category Archives: science

Forecasting

… the weather, that is, is something my poor brain is becoming quite good at as of late. If its gonna rain, my brain knows it … rather, the headache that kicks up predicts it. As a child I considered becoming a meterologist but all that science kinda nipped the excitement in the bud. Looks...

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Dear Mother Nature …

I know this is Texas — which should consider changing the state nickname/slogan from The Lone Star State to The Bipolar Weather State in the next legislative session — but methinks three snowfalls in the last five and a half weeks (plus the two others that didn’t stick to the ground back in December) is a bit...

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Highly Recommended…

Parade article and saw the Randy Pausch had with Diane Sawyer. While I’ve not listened to the lecture yet (pesky dial up connection), I read his entire book in one sitting. All I can say is that it is a must read. I’m trying to convince my 19 year old brother, who doesn’t like to...

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hitchhiker

When I arrived home today, I discovered a lil guy decided to hitch a ride home with me…

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in remembrance

Four years ago today, I was awakened by a house shaking (I live in a brick house firmed affixed to the ground) and window rattling booming sound. My first thought was the central unit had exploded, but sadly, minutes later, we discovered anything but that had just happened over our heads. I still clearly remember...

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freezing

I know its sleeting outside, but daggum it, my office shouldn’t feel like a walk-in freezer as well!  Geologists Watch as African Continent is Torn Apart Yea, fun (in a science nerd way of fun)…not everyday we get to watch a repeat of Gonwanaland

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how sad

Via Yahoo News: Bears Eat Monkey in Front of Zoo Visitors Okay, I questioned (see my zoo photos at flickr–linked at a jolt of reality) awhile back why an area zoo had a monkey and a fox like critter in the same habitat…this, however, was crazy. Monkeys and bears don’t go together… except on the...

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things to do to live to be old

Seen on Yahoo! News: Churchgoers Live Longer There are many things you can do to increase your life expectancy: exercise, eat well, take your medication and … go to church. Apparently there’s some cost savings factored in too…interesting article nonetheless…

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5 a day…

Or it used to be that…to find the new nutritional guidelines, go to My Pyramid.gov .

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if I only were a coffee drinker…

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