tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post5596045706779082748..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: The Last of the Trilogy: Mysteries of Great Sand Dunes National ParkWord Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-25474544913047735752015-10-27T19:43:25.483-06:002015-10-27T19:43:25.483-06:00New post on "Columnar Joints: No, NOT in Colo...New post on "Columnar Joints: No, NOT in Colorado but in Svartifoss, Devil's Tower, and Giant's Causeway" is up now!Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-11622218071831381472015-10-27T10:44:39.349-06:002015-10-27T10:44:39.349-06:00Yes, quite amazing. Thanks for posting, jan.Yes, quite amazing. Thanks for posting, jan.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-11165483124817199942015-10-27T10:35:52.442-06:002015-10-27T10:35:52.442-06:00Cassini dives into Enceladus plume tomorrow.
Took...<a href="http://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/seven-key-facts-about-cassinis-oct-28-plume-dive" rel="nofollow">Cassini dives into Enceladus plume tomorrow</a>.<br /><br />Took the opportunity to read up on Cassini on Wikipedia. What an amazing project!janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-29759202462477008522015-10-25T20:35:43.852-06:002015-10-25T20:35:43.852-06:00Yes. . .Yes. . .Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-32402822549912781982015-10-25T18:37:55.006-06:002015-10-25T18:37:55.006-06:00A stunning reminder that anything that ever happen...A stunning reminder that anything that ever happened, happened sometime.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-75058858944536585102015-10-25T17:02:36.521-06:002015-10-25T17:02:36.521-06:00Or 1,000 or 10,000 years ago. Strange sensation, i...Or 1,000 or 10,000 years ago. Strange sensation, isn't it?Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-60726668949551983052015-10-25T16:37:13.961-06:002015-10-25T16:37:13.961-06:00That's exactly what I was thinking about in Ut...That's exactly what I was thinking about in Utah, when standing at the bottom of a cliff with big random boulders all around. Like, did they come down this morning, or 100 years ago?janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-30998907130472854352015-10-25T16:18:36.297-06:002015-10-25T16:18:36.297-06:001 minute video of rockfall in Switzerland on Monda... <a href="https://youtu.be/mSLVhNl4YxY" rel="nofollow"> 1 minute video of rockfall in Switzerland on Monday</a>Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-5337237458487557132015-10-25T12:10:25.774-06:002015-10-25T12:10:25.774-06:00It's not KUKU at all--not! It is KUKU!"<a href="http://www.iflscience.com/brain/what-secret-being-good-maths" rel="nofollow">It's not <b>KUKU </b>at all--not! It <i>is</i> <b>KUKU!</b>"</a>Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-72485730644470479552015-10-25T09:32:07.682-06:002015-10-25T09:32:07.682-06:00Whoa!
Human ChimerismWhoa!<br /><br /> <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/danvergano/failed-paternity-test-vanished-twin" rel="nofollow">Human Chimerism</a>Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-83284293922618637582015-10-24T17:57:17.227-06:002015-10-24T17:57:17.227-06:00Mushroom Juice and Honeybees<a href="http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/mushroom-save-honeybee/" rel="nofollow">Mushroom Juice and Honeybees</a>Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-83415107643390288422015-10-24T13:17:54.090-06:002015-10-24T13:17:54.090-06:00Hey Lego, great Candy clip.
And no worries, most ...Hey Lego, great Candy clip.<br /><br />And no worries, most dermatology humor is either tasty or tasteful as dermatologists are (sk)in deep. . .Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-47571874952674191602015-10-24T13:08:52.256-06:002015-10-24T13:08:52.256-06:00Mole? Wart? Close enough.
LegoSendingHisApologyFo...Mole? <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9f9SdiLL4o0" rel="nofollow">Wart</a>? Close enough.<br /><br />LegoSendingHisApologyForTastelessDermatology"Humor"legolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-20190440677536476122015-10-24T10:03:11.136-06:002015-10-24T10:03:11.136-06:00"Is that a mole on your face?" could hav..."Is that a mole on your face?" could have many interesting interpretations.<br /><br />Personally, I like a chocolate mole, but in my mouth not on my face. . .Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-7177489128973893352015-10-24T05:29:39.714-06:002015-10-24T05:29:39.714-06:00Yes, I realize that when Mr. Meehan recorded his Y...Yes, I realize that when Mr. Meehan recorded his YMA dream, Oprah was 8 and Uma was -8.<br /><br />Lego<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVieCIyWO-U" rel="nofollow">PapaOomaOprahUmaMauMau</a>legolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-40260614865550655702015-10-24T04:56:38.151-06:002015-10-24T04:56:38.151-06:00I've always believed that one of Letterman'...I've always believed that one of Letterman's writers must have read Meehan's story, which has been performed in various forms.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-2519251877456327922015-10-24T01:29:35.196-06:002015-10-24T01:29:35.196-06:00I always celebrate Mole Day by buying a bushel of ...I always celebrate Mole Day by buying a bushel of avogadros and whipping up some guacaMOLE!<br /><br />LegoButSeemsIAlwaysNeedToBurrowAFewLimesFromMyNextDoorNeighborlegolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-43853241676903021592015-10-24T01:18:58.084-06:002015-10-24T01:18:58.084-06:00It mystifies me how Mr. Meehan omitted Amy Camus (...It mystifies me how Mr. Meehan omitted Amy Camus (Albert's great aunt) from his dreamy guest list.<br />Invert:<br />.....A<br />CAMUS<br />.....Y<br /><br />and get:<br />.....Y<br />SUMAC<br />.....A<br /><br />LegoMeehanAlsoOverlooked<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-BJTE56I14" rel="nofollow">OprahAndUma</a>!legolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-66334704140243890282015-10-23T14:21:04.585-06:002015-10-23T14:21:04.585-06:00The "Yummy" was meant to go after the &q...The "Yummy" was meant to go after the "mole of vole mole."<br /><br />Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-87369095860110625192015-10-23T14:13:46.223-06:002015-10-23T14:13:46.223-06:00Yummy? Then why did the owl barf it up?
Dissecti...Yummy? Then why did the owl barf it up?<br /><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/16/world/europe/denmark-lion-zoo-dissection.html" rel="nofollow">Dissection has been getting controversial lately.</a>janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-80751721478055378102015-10-23T14:06:10.053-06:002015-10-23T14:06:10.053-06:00Back at all PEOTSers!
We dissected owl pellets to...Back at all PEOTSers!<br /><br />We dissected owl pellets today, finding skeletons, teeth, and fur of voles and mice. Yummy?!<br /><br />Might one whip up a mole of vole mole?!Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-61461956636225790472015-10-23T14:00:41.189-06:002015-10-23T14:00:41.189-06:00The whole was fabulous, jan, and I especially enjo...The whole was fabulous, jan, and I especially enjoyed Anna Mata Pia!<br /><br />Thanks.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-91877079197833129142015-10-23T13:53:00.023-06:002015-10-23T13:53:00.023-06:00Happy Mole Day!<a href="http://www.moleday.org/" rel="nofollow">Happy Mole Day!</a>janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-3709230213617227762015-10-23T09:34:47.618-06:002015-10-23T09:34:47.618-06:00In other public radio news, I heard this again on ...In other public radio news, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wi-fcJRYU58" rel="nofollow">I heard this again on <i>Selected Shorts</i> last night</a>, and thought some here might appreciate it.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-68503188272995302782015-10-22T22:21:44.644-06:002015-10-22T22:21:44.644-06:00She has such a gift: The art of Opening UpShe has such a gift: <a href="http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/10/25/magazine/terry-gross-and-the-art-of-opening-up.html" rel="nofollow">The art of Opening Up</a>Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.com