Wildflower season again

Posted on September 27, 2009 - Filed Under Environmentalism, News | 2 Comments

Hi Boz 🙂 It’s that time of year again, Spring (well it would be if it warmed up and stopped raining). In spite of the unusually cool and wet (although we still haven’t got our monthly rain average apparently) weather the flowers are blooming, although the orchids seem few and far between this year. So […]

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Launch Camera to the Edge of Space

Posted on September 23, 2009 - Filed Under General, Humor, Technology | Leave a Comment

Hi Oz! I thought you’d like this story. This young man apparently keeps coming up with new ideas, (like rafting down the Charles River on a raft made of bottles). However, this particular idea I thought might interest you. He launched a camera into near-space using a weather balloon, a cell phone, hand warmers and […]

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Massive Ant Colony

Posted on September 19, 2009 - Filed Under General | Leave a Comment

Hi Oz! Have a look at this massive Ant Colony! Ants live in underground kingdoms. We see the relatively small exits on the surface. But you won’t believe the structures they build below. It might be worth noting that this particular colony had been abandoned.

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Out of Organic Tuscan Kale!

Posted on September 18, 2009 - Filed Under Environmentalism, News | Leave a Comment

Hey Oz! From the Washington Post: You’re preparing dinner and you realize with dismay that you don’t have any certified organic Tuscan kale. What to do?Here’s how Michelle Obama handled this very predicament Thursday afternoon: The Secret Service and the D.C. police brought in three dozen vehicles and shut down H Street, Vermont Avenue, two […]

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