tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post6447475631377622492..comments2024-02-07T22:52:15.919-07:00Comments on Partial Ellipsis of the Sun: A Blog for Scientists who like Words and Writers who like Science: Flower Clocks: Flox, er Phlox?Word Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-67098279894733877912015-02-10T18:29:31.393-07:002015-02-10T18:29:31.393-07:00New post on ice calving is up (down?).New post on ice calving is up (down?).Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-65599509460101353742015-02-09T18:59:54.919-07:002015-02-09T18:59:54.919-07:00Moon dust bunnies?<a href="http://p1.la-img.com/930/30812/12084631_2_l.jpg" rel="nofollow">Moon dust bunnies?</a>janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-31601696079043285662015-02-09T17:14:19.008-07:002015-02-09T17:14:19.008-07:00Probably covered with moon dust anyway.Probably covered with moon dust anyway.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-43341625534026687792015-02-09T16:35:11.712-07:002015-02-09T16:35:11.712-07:00Who knows? I'm not venturing in there!Who knows? <i>I'm</i> not venturing in there!janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-22542214715829881162015-02-09T16:06:33.158-07:002015-02-09T16:06:33.158-07:00But, I put my moon stuff in a special spot.
What&...But, I put my moon stuff in a special spot.<br /><br />What's special in your closet?Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-91317896622619734032015-02-09T15:42:06.125-07:002015-02-09T15:42:06.125-07:00Not wild at all. I've got closets like that.Not wild at all. I've got closets like that.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-1529659142263068572015-02-09T15:04:32.628-07:002015-02-09T15:04:32.628-07:00How about your man purse?
Pretty wild that it lan...How about your man purse?<br /><br />Pretty wild that it languished in a closet for so long.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-78457394800532440192015-02-09T13:39:44.937-07:002015-02-09T13:39:44.937-07:00My wife is always trying to get me to clean out my...<a href="http://www.cnet.com/news/forgotten-apollo-moon-artifacts-found-in-neil-armstrongs-closet/" rel="nofollow">My wife is always trying to get me to clean out <i>my</i> closet.</a>janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-66671643373769182102015-02-08T04:44:50.991-07:002015-02-08T04:44:50.991-07:00Ok. . .it still made me laugh. :-)Ok. . .it still made me laugh. :-)Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-6087119604944976722015-02-07T18:08:52.835-07:002015-02-07T18:08:52.835-07:00I think not.<a href="http://www.snopes.com/military/lighthouse.asp" rel="nofollow">I think not.</a>janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-75514749963062397832015-02-07T14:53:35.455-07:002015-02-07T14:53:35.455-07:00 And speaking of Éire (see above). . . And speaking of Éire (see above). . . Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-43660001882188502592015-02-07T07:55:09.195-07:002015-02-07T07:55:09.195-07:00Uh oh, has the uncommanded reposting bug made its ...Uh oh, has the uncommanded reposting bug made its way to PEOTS? I knew I should have had that vaccine ;-).<br /><br />The most annoying predictive spelling fix is its to it's. I meant <i>its!</i><br /><br />And happy Saturday from 70°+ Denver.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-296479873680781392015-02-07T07:50:20.410-07:002015-02-07T07:50:20.410-07:00I like, love it!I like, love it!Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-55379615372599272232015-02-07T06:13:48.407-07:002015-02-07T06:13:48.407-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-88731577890460742452015-02-07T06:13:35.391-07:002015-02-07T06:13:35.391-07:00Like<a href="http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/quotative_like.png" rel="nofollow">Like</a>janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-44545289062980666472015-02-06T14:35:54.140-07:002015-02-06T14:35:54.140-07:00Is there more to that story you'd care to shar...Is there more to that story you'd care to share, Paul?Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-57284969611741950722015-02-06T02:02:09.075-07:002015-02-06T02:02:09.075-07:00I didn't know there was a "Junior Diction...I didn't know there <i>was</i> a "Junior Dictionary". Somehow it takes me back to a Thanksgiving dinner ... about fifty years ago. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-28378639151108804992015-02-05T06:38:30.232-07:002015-02-05T06:38:30.232-07:00Lexicographic, not Bob, Kerfuffle<a href="http://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/panic-dictionary" rel="nofollow">Lexicographic, not Bob, Kerfuffle</a>Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-38797190652728141642015-02-04T15:18:48.418-07:002015-02-04T15:18:48.418-07:00Even better in 2013. "Flowergirl" was a ...Even better in 2013. "Flowergirl" was a sweet way to celebrate return of internet service. Thanks, Paul!Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-30243560937462410142015-02-04T13:05:26.968-07:002015-02-04T13:05:26.968-07:00Just trying to go with the phlo here.
https://www...Just trying to go with the phlo here.<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkLLZpTg00k&spfreload=10Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-44197168786658667632015-02-04T10:31:51.338-07:002015-02-04T10:31:51.338-07:00Phloxen! The clip made my morning--never saw that...Phloxen! The clip made my morning--never saw that version.Oh, the Cowsills!<br /><br /> Century Link--<i>what </i>customer service?!Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-76333789025242124322015-02-04T09:12:28.503-07:002015-02-04T09:12:28.503-07:00You say phloxon, I say flaxen. Great Hair Clip, Le...You say phloxon, I say flaxen. Great Hair Clip, Lego. As to changing clocks and phlox, perhaps you can avoid those during the growing season. Hard to write so much with your tongue in cheek?Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-88156456619426980912015-02-04T08:53:09.017-07:002015-02-04T08:53:09.017-07:00The bugs and bunny problem gets us here. We are lo...The bugs and bunny problem gets us here. We are looking into getting a large supply of ladybugs for the garden.<br /><br />So satisfying to eat those just-picked veggies, though! Even if you hate them ;-).Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-18836755436285569462015-02-04T02:47:22.504-07:002015-02-04T02:47:22.504-07:00"...each spring or fall " !!"...each spring or <em>fall</em> " !!legolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-21550766934438226212015-02-04T02:28:57.465-07:002015-02-04T02:28:57.465-07:00How does one set flower clocks ahead or back each ...How does one set flower clocks ahead or back each spring or summer? Must one twist their stems? Or does the great atomic god in the mushroom clouds above just do it automatically for one... to two in the spring, and one to noon (or midnight) in the fall?<br /><br />"Phlox" is my favorite phlower, just because of its name. Merriam Webster gives "phlox" or "phloxes" as plurals, but the one I use is "phloxen," which was almost a word in a lyric to the title song in a "time capsule" late-1960s' musical known as <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9sXoUhXobE" rel="nofollow">"Hair"</a>.<br /><br />jan, because I hail from (and snow from) Minnesota and Wisconsin (dual statesmanship), I love animals... mounted and hanging in my den, and processed into venison jerky. But I also love plants... big black-soot belching coal-fired power plants that are sooo much better than solar panels and windmills (except that windmills do harvest birds {Yumm!}).<br /><br />I am sure my former U.S. representative Michele Bachman would Bach me up on this, but she is now keeping a low profile. But she still has a million-plus in her campaign coffers/war chest. The Gopher State's gain shall be America's loss when she takes the presidential oath of office a little less that two years from now.<br /><br />LegoStateOfPhloxAndBagelslegolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.com