Monthly Archives: February 2010
like a robin
I think it’s the first sign of spring: The Peeps have arrived at the local fabric store. Why does the fabric store have Peeps? This I do not know. But I do know it’s time to think about your diorama … Continue reading
fossils of all sorts
Today I went on a reporting trip to chat with a scientist who likes to collect fossils. (I’ll tell you more when the story comes out.) I saw tons of shark teeth, bits of seals and whales, some coral and … Continue reading
snowmageddon 2010
We’ve been getting truly fantastic quantities of snow around here lately. Since Friday, the Baltimore airport has gotten 44 inches of snow. Come on. That’s almost four feet. That’s insane. It’s a little less at National Airport, so I think … Continue reading
ooh ooh ooh
The Science Channel posted more quizzes! 1. Bones. I put in a Harry Potter question. Oh yes I did. 2. Wind Energy. It’s free, it’s windy, it’s wind energy. Includes a question based on a book I was supposed to … Continue reading
crash blossoms
This is fun – an article from the New York Times about “crash blossoms.” Those are headlines that don’t make sense because they’ve dropped too many of the little words that help make English understandable. Most of them hinge on … Continue reading
DotW: Engelsk-norsk norsk-engelsk
The new Dictionary of the Week is one I’ve had longer than most of my other dictionaries: Lingua Engelsk-norsk norsk-engelsk Ordbok for videregående skole. If you don’t read Norwegian, and hardly anyone does, let me help you: Lingua English-Norwegian Norwegian-English … Continue reading
grocery store tourist
This afternoon I was getting ready to walk to Whole Foods and IMing with science writer and friend Naomi, who relocated from D.C. to Zurich last year. Well, actually, I was deciding what grocery store to go to, and she … Continue reading
home, watery home
I’m cleaning off the bulletin board by my desk and came across a couple of blog ideas I’d meant to write a while ago, so here’s one of them. I’ve now been back from Berlin for almost four months, but … Continue reading
museum tourist: Linda Hall Library
When I was in Kansas last weekend, we skipped over the border to Missouri to see a nice exhibit of rare books from the History of Science Collection at the Linda Hall Library. This library is kind of a surprise … Continue reading