Polymath (n): A person who has extensive knowledge in many different areas
Traveling around Washington State, you sometimes see big, imposing signs along the highway reading “ENTERING APPLE MAGGOT QUARANTINE AREA – DO NOT TRANSPORT HOMEGROWN TREE FRUIT BEYOND THIS POINT”. These signs demarcate the boundaries of the Apple Maggot Quarantine Area. This quarantine area was set up by the Washington State Department of Agriculture to help Read More …
Now that winter is on its way out and the weather is starting to get warmer, it will soon be time for many animals to begin migrating. There is actually a term for the restlessness animals experience when it comes time to migrate. Zugunruhe is a German term, which literally translates to “migration anxiety”. As Read More …
For Christmas this year, my younger brother gifted me with a copy of The Sibley Birder’s Life List & Field Diary. It’s a book that you can use to keep track of what birds you’ve seen. It’s common for avid birders to have a checklist of birds they have yet to see. If you ever Read More …
Last week was the annual Games Done Quick convention in Pittsburgh. During this week-long event, speedrunners get to showcase their talents as they complete video games in as short a time as possible. Throughout the event, GDQ raises donations to for the Prevent Cancer Foundation (there is a similar one in the summer which donates Read More …
Since I was a kid, I’ve loved visiting museums and aquaria (plural of “aquarium”). I’ve visited the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science so many times that I could probably lead tours there. I can’t quite say the same of the Albuquerque Aquarium, but I typically won’t decline a visit. Strangely, though, zoos Read More …
When I was a child, my grandmother had a house in Santa Barbara. The house was close to a large grove of Eucalyptus trees that we would go walking in. One day when we got back to the house, I discovered something rather disconcerting. There was a small insect stuck to my chest drinking my Read More …
Hello all. I know that you missed me last week. I wish that I could say that I was busy with work or struck with a sudden illness, but in reality I just forgot. My bad. So, to make it up to you, there’s going to be two posts this week! This is the first Read More …
A common sight here in some parts of the Pacific Northwest is raccoons roaming around at night. They roam around, scavenging for food, sometimes getting into people’s trash. Native to almost all of North and Central America, they have also been introduced to parts of Europe and Japan. In some places, they are such a 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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