Monthly Archives: October 2009
hot out of the oven: quizzes
Some more of my quizzes are up at the Science Channel website! I thoroughly entertained myself with the Science Jargon quiz. Telescopes make the world smaller. I don’t like Computer Viruses. It’s the electric companyyyyyy! Electricity! Yeah! To see all … Continue reading
one heck of a hole in the ground
Hey, so all those people weren’t lying: The Grand Canyon is spectacular. We only had time for a day trip between the concerts in Phoenix and Las Vegas, but I’m told we picked the prettiest trail to go down. It’s … Continue reading
ant portrait
I got excited when I saw these ants running around on the sidewalk at a scenic overlook in Arizona, because I vaguely remembered that the ants I studied in grad school were from Arizona. But I spent a lot of … Continue reading
next time, check with me
After I found out I was going to Berlin, I found out U2 was touring this year. And I was like, oh, great. I bet they play Berlin when I’m in D.C. and D.C. when I’m in Berlin. But I … Continue reading
cliff dwellings
The best vacation ever included a stop by Montezuma Castle, a cliff dwelling just off the highway between Phoenix and Flagstaff. Our original plan for the day was to take the scenic route and stop by this place. But, thanks … Continue reading
best vacation ever
Whew. After 2.5 months in Berlin, I came home for a week, then went to Arizona and Nevada for a week to see U2 twice and do some sightseeing. Fellow science writer Kate flew in from Oregon, we rented a … Continue reading
silky sifaka follow-up
For the August National Geographic, I wrote a little story about the silky sifaka, a rare white lemur that lives in northeastern Madagascar. Between the time the story was written and the time it was published, a coup threw Madagascar … Continue reading
bringing berlin home
I’m really happy to be home, but I’ve also been pleased to notice some ways that my life in Germany is sticking with me. For example: I went to the grocery store the other day and was surprised to remember … Continue reading
travels in liberia
My plan for the month of November was to go to Namibia, but then the friends I was going to visit moved to Liberia. Honestly, I wasn’t that disappointed – a trip to see Namibia, with all its big game … Continue reading
home! home!
After a very long time on an airplane, a much-longer-than-planned time at the Newark airport, and a very short time on another airplane, I am home from Berlin! Hooray! Now I have to think of something to do on my … Continue reading