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 [...]
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 [...]
Sudden dotage
Here is one thing you can count on if you’re reading the blog of a [...]
Helping the homeless
It’s spring and as usual I am paying close attention to the birds experiencing homelessness [...]
Bearing down
I am somewhat confused by the latest advice I’ve read about how to protect yourself [...]
Zen and the art of printer maintenance
Some people—I’ve heard tell—set goals and work toward them, and they probably get a lot [...]
Civilization and poop management
Nobody would have believed it when I was a kid. But sometime in the 1980s, [...]
State dinner statements
I have been aware for some time that fashion makes a statement. That’s what everyone [...]