
Celebrate National Lobster Day!
We're talking about Crustaceans today, because (what else?) it's National Lobster Day... Yea for lobsters!

My Worms Ran Away VI (Asian Jumping Worm edition)
There is a new environmental scourge in the United States, and believe it or not, it's a exotic worm - the Asian jumping worm.

Extreme Microorganisms Carpet The Atacama Desert In Chile
Chile's Atacama Desert, the driest nonpolar desert in the world, the only hot true desert to receive less precipitation than polar deserts, and the largest fog desert in the world.

My Worms Ran Away (#5) (Aspergers edition)
It's safe to say that Monsters have difficulty making friends, that seems as self-evident to me as the day is long. Maybe it's Aspergers...

Invasion of the “Dinosaur Shrimp” from Planet Three
A horde of Triops longicaudatus descend on festival - festival forced to close!

Go Read About These Unique Rocks – Trovants
Today, I'm sharing at article from IFL Science titled These Mysterious "Living" Rocks Seem To Give Birth To Baby Stones, and subtitled "Romania's trovants are geological oddballs that sound like something from sci-fi."

My Worms Ran Away (#4) (MENSA edition)
I earned membership in MENSA, the society for folks with high IQ a long time ago, it feels like lifetimes ago. I actually earned it by a number of standards, yet, in retrospect, I suffered from “imposter syndrome”...

Academic Inspiration at Rivermont Collegiate
Everyone has to come from somewhere, and I come from St. Katherines / St. Marks college preparatory school in Bettendorf. I was extremely fortunate to be able to attend a private school...

Go Devour a Book! It’s National Read A Book Day
It's with great pleasure that I present to you... National Read a Book Day

National Wildlife Day Shares Labor Day (9-4-2023) Go Take a Look!
In case you didn't know it, today 9-4-2023 isn't just Labor Day, it is also National Wildlife Day. #celebrateveryday

My worms ran away (#3) (exodus)
I'm guessing it's about time to talk about my worms, ya know? Red Wigglers, Eisenia fetida, I think they are called...

It’s the Humidity not the Heat
The months of July and August can be brutal in the Midwest. The old saying goes, "It's not the heat, it's the humidity." Well, it's 100% correct here.