Polymath (n): A person who has extensive knowledge in many different areas
Space seems like it’s a pretty busy place. Depictions of asteroid fields like in Star Wars show huge boulders flying around as dense as pigeons in a city park. Maps like stuffin.space purposely exaggerate the sizes of satellites in order to make them visible. In reality, things are much smaller and much further apart. In Read More …
Well, it’s starting to feel like spring has sprung where I live. It finally got above 70 degrees yesterday. We are currently preparing for the large spring/summer influx of visitors to our state parks. And so, as the weather starts warming and people start going outside more, I figured this would be a good time Read More …
This month is Women’s History month, so I thought I’d take some time to highlight a woman who was incredibly influential during her time. This is the story of Florence Lawrence, the world’s first movie star. Born Florence Annie Bridgwood (1886), she acted in her mother’s vaudeville troupe from the age of three. In 1906 Read More …
I’ve seen some news articles recently about the Ukrainian International Legion – volunteers from around the world who have traveled to Ukraine to help defend it against the Russians. By most of the accounts I read, about 20,000 people have already joined. It is a little strange to think about fighting for a country you Read More …
As the weather begins to get warmer, we are starting to enter snake season. I, for one, love our scaly little friends. For example, here’s a friendly little Western Racer who came into our building last August. It took a bit of coaxing to get him out the door. Along the way he tried Read More …
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