Month: April 2021

Wow, Exploding Ants!

I just read this story on NPR about exploding ants! When scientists grabbed the ants with forceps they would explode. http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/09/12/140406125/scientists-discover-details-of-kamikaze-ants?sc=fb&cc=fp Apparently, they become Kamikaze ants even in the presence of the other ants to protect their colony from afar. This works because, once the ants explode, they are permanently stuck to their ant opponent,…


Our Physiology

If we are more closely related to protozoans such as slime molds because they are animal-like and engulf food the way amoebas do, then what can we conclude about our own physiology? We can conclude that modern scientists have an edge on scientists of the past because we know more about molecular genetics than they…


Sleep Under The Stars

Sometimes life stinks and it knocks you over. A good reminder for those times is that you do not have to get up immediately. Instead, roll over for a second and look at the stars. Look at them scattered like sparkling asters across the vast sea of sky, bringing light into the night as shadows…


Before Midnight

Has anyone ever seen the movies “Before Sunrise” and “Before Sunset” with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy in them? I love these movies! They are the first two movies in a trilogy. The third movie is “Before Midnight”. I found “Before Midnight” to be kind of sad. It addressed a lot of good points as…


Little Boots Ballerina and Robots Video To Shake

I love this singer. The dancing robots and ballerinas are spectacular and I love the music! 


Scary Family Lore

http://www.npr.org/2013/10/27/240824786/the-truth-that-creeps-beneath-our-spooky-ghost-stories?utm_content=socialflow&utm_campaign=nprfacebook&utm_source=npr&utm_medium=facebook This is a story done on ghost stories that people have truly believed and have become family lore. There are some very good tales in this article, so, if you want to read a good ghost story, you might want to check it out. After reading this, I’ve decided that I agree with Thomas…


Kung Fury

I love this movie! It is full of so much goofy fun! It is an action-comedy about a Kung Fu cop in the 80’s that travels back in time to kill Hitler. 


Inner Beauty and What Makes A Woman Attractive

Some people, because of jealousy like to say that a pretty girl can not have inner beauty because she does not understand what true beauty is. This is a flat out lie. A pretty girl is just as capable of understanding what inner beauty is as a less physically attractive girl. She can be a…


“Critter Crunch”

I have a Steam game called “Critter Crunch”, developed by Capybara Games. It is a cute puzzle game in which one assumes the role of a creature called Biggs, a furry forest dweller with an unending hunger for tasty critters. He uses his long tongue to set the food chain in motion by launching smaller…


What does good will towards men mean?

Do you know about the expression, “good will towards men”, that you often hear around the holidays? Have you ever thought about it very much? How about when you are in a relationship with someone? What if the person you were in a relationship with never did nice things for you or expressed good will…