R.I.P.: Rabbit In Plastic
Recently I wrote about the unfortunate demise of a small bunny in my garden. I’m [...]
The rabbit nabber
Crow with sandwich In retrospect, there were always clues. But I, as a [...]
Losing your head
On Beethoven’s third birthday in 1773, demonstrators irrelevantly threw an entire ship’s cargo of tea [...]
ReCatipulation
My neighbor’s kitty died the other day. She was allowed to roam, and cats who [...]
Make mine ice cream, please
I bought a pint of cream stamped “Contains no rBST,” which was mildly alarming, in [...]
Botanical Paul Revere
Scientists have known for decades that plants talk to each other, but it has always [...]
The Wiener Conundrum
The problem started with the buttered baking pan. I was making a casserole in a [...]
Just a bag of old guts
Ever since I read about my gut bacteria and all they do for me, I’ve [...]
Bison vs. Idaho Man
I will admit that my first thought, after reading that someone was arrested in Yellowstone [...]
Every three years whether I need it or not
I’m supposed to go get my teeth cleaned twice a year. I don’t. It’s nothing [...]
How not to shop
Look at this cool shirt. I could rock that shirt. I want that shirt. And [...]
I like my salamanders fun-sized, please
I wrote recently about the huge old snake they found in India, 47 million years [...]
Big-Ass(less) Snake
Some little girl stumbled over a remarkable fossil in India. It is believed to be [...]
New improved post office, now with less mail!
Good news! Everyone knows the Postal Service is in trouble, but now we have strong [...]
Sudden dotage
Here is one thing you can count on if you’re reading the blog of a [...]