Curtains: it’s curtains…

Actually it’s really curtains. My room is a wasteland in the decor department. I absolutely refuse to obscure the view from my window with curtains. But I had an inspiration. I’m getting a double rod for each window, the one I use and the one above my bed...

The pond is melting…

Warm snap. With more snow possibly starting today. It’s too warm for my liking. I wish I could ship the weather to you guys who are tired of snow. We need to apply Preen to the garden paths…but maybe the snow gives us another week or so. It has to be...

Kitteh terrorism…

Shu, the rat, has a habit of hopping up onto the little chest of drawers that sits under my (thank God wall-mounted) flatscreen tv. He’s eyed the narrow 2″ shelf I have on the wall above, with a couple of cheap model sailing ships, since he was a kitten....

Mathematical beauty and art…

Math beauty There is a REASON why art and music and math all belong in an education, and I would add, the zen of solo sport. Team sports have social uses. But solo sport and these things all together will do things for the brain. Language skills likewise create...

Burgess Shale bed: new find

New Burgess Shale site not far from the other…and they have better preservation on some specimens. The people who deal with this Cambrian site are excited. What is the Burgess Shale?