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Holiday Madness & Other News of the Week

Posted on March 22, 2013 by

Greetings from the one remaining corner of my home where there is room to seat both me and my computer. I really thought that this decluttering stuff was supposed to create space. Instead it seems to have eliminated nearly all … Continue reading →

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Battening down the hatches and other news of the week

Posted on October 26, 2012 by

Short post today, as The Five-Year-Old and I have a lot of work to do before Hurricane Sandy the Frankenstorm comes a-calling next week. When we haven’t been madly refreshing Weather.com to get the latest on the FrankenStorm Track, we’ve … Continue reading →

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The Immortal Jellyfish and Other News of the Week

Posted on June 1, 2012 by

Reader Andrea Smart saw my post on jellyfish stings last week and sent me an article by the folks at Jellyfish Facts packed with awesome pictures and rather funny soundbites about The 6 Most Amazing Jellyfish in the Sea. I … Continue reading →

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Placebo Bandaids and other news of the week

Posted on May 25, 2012 by

A few short hits today, cuz it’s Friday and I want to get to my long weekend STAT. This week’s Friday news cocktail includes… A dollop of truth. From @JasonMGood: Needed: Placebo Bandaids. Johnson & Johnson, listen up. Mr. Good … Continue reading →

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Baby Eagles! and Other News of the Week

Posted on March 30, 2012 by

The Friday Science News Round-up is delayed this morning due to a prolonged editorial meeting over breakfast. After much debate, The Five-Year-Old and I agree that these are a few of the most interesting stories we’ve read this week. Baby … Continue reading →

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Giant Fleas, Tiny Old Horses, and Other News of the Week

Posted on March 2, 2012 by

We start off this week’s batch of science news with a story that has my cat Cozy digging furiously at his ear. Dinosaurs may have been covered in giant fleas. Ick ick ick. My daughter and her eight-and-a-half pound Sifrhippus … Continue reading →

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Ginger Seals! and Other News of the Week

Posted on December 9, 2011 by

Just two short stories today, as The Four-Year-Old is already bounding around upstairs. It’s Not Easy Being Red The first concerns Nafanya, a lonely ginger-haired seal pup, who was cast out of her black seal clan based on her looks. … Continue reading →

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