It’s been called a portent, a sign, and even “aflockalypse.” 2011 started with dead birds mysteriously falling from the sky, not just in one area, but literally all over the world. Thousands of birds have been falling from the sky…
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A Sampling of Science Hightlights from 2010
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Even though, in 2010, the radio and TV were preoccupied with political prattle, there actually were some interesting discoveries and/ or findings in science, that went largely ignored. Here are just a couple that caught my eye. I’ve included scientific…
Pray to God … But Row Toward Shore
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John Shimkus, Republican representative from Illinois, proclaimed recently, during a congressional hearing, that there is no need to worry about global warming because of a promise God made to Noah. With God protecting us from the awful consequences of climate…
Take an Inch … Give Back a Mile
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Thanksgiving, I’m afraid, has too often had a lot more to do with satiation than with appreciation. As kids we would gorge on Mom’s fruit salad. The turkey and potatoes just finished the job of stuffing ourselves. The resulting discomfort…
Down on the farm
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Babysitting… done that. House-sitting… been there. But it’s not every day you get to farm sit. This September, my wife, Mary, and I stayed at the farm of some friends, and took care of the critters and plants while they…
A Little This Side of the Snow, and That Side of the Haze
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September was always my least favorite month. Maybe it was because it marked the approach of fall. This was the time of year we’d say goodbye to grandma’s cabin, by the wild and windy shores of Lake Michigan, and return…
Now do you get it?
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Sarah Palin has a flair for irony. According to her, the Gulf oil spill illustrates why we should do more drilling. She points out athe blown out well, and spewing oil, were due, not to inept drilling or lack of…
Plant Parenthood
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Our house was built in 1932. We purchased it from the original owner whose father had farmed the land between Sheridan Road and University, near Forest Hill. According to her son, ours was the only house in the subdivision in…
The Garden needs the serpent
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It was enormous, and I had almost stepped on it. I ran to my grandfather while pointing back at the largest snake I’d ever seen. It was sunning itself in his orchard. He just looked over at the snake and…
If It Walks Like A Duck…
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“It’s ugly.” The lady was having trouble describing a bird that was visiting her bird feeder, but she wanted me to identify it. I asked if she could be more specific. She added, “it’s the ugliest bird I’ve ever seen.”…