Have you heard of Twitter? Think of it as microblogging. You have 140 characters you can use per entry and it’s based on the question “What are you doing?” You could be standing in line at the bank, having lunch with friends or just standing in the sunlight and looking at the grass. Any little [...]
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Martian Tweet
Posted in Science, tagged Mars, Phoenix, Twitter on May 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A Friend With Cancer
Posted in Science, life, tagged Cancer, Friends on April 18, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I haven’t written about this even though I’ve known about it for a few months now. A friend at work has breast cancer for the second time. The first time around she received radiation treatment. Almost three years to the day later she was diagnosed with it again.
I’ve tried to make her smile at work [...]
V-Day
Posted in News, Science, life on March 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It was 10 years ago today that Viagra was made available to the public.
We haven’t cured cancer or aids or even stopped the common cold, but loss of erections are no longer a problem.
Happy V-Day!
The Theory of Bogus Science
Posted in News, Science on February 27, 2008 | 3 Comments »
The Florida State Board of Education has mandated that evolution be presented as theory. While there doesn’t seem to be a problem with the term at first glance we need to look closer.
What does the term Evolution mean? The change in the gene pool of a population from generation to generation by such processes as [...]
Comet Holmes
Posted in Science on November 6, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Have you seen the comet yet? Comet Holmes has become visible in the Northern sky. This is a unique comet because you can see it without a telescope or binoculars even in city lights! There is a map of the night sky that will give you an idea of where to look in the sky [...]
