Category Archives: Learn Something

We should all try to learn something new every day. Nobody ever said it had to be something that is actually worthwhile.

Science marches on

Categories: Learn Something, Random

This is my favorite science article for the day: Is hotness an inherited trait? I enjoyed it for several reasons. The first is that someone actually got paid to time how long it takes fruit flies to have sex. The … Keep reading

I’m a groupie

Categories: Family, Happy Things, Learn Something, Life, Relationships, Science & Tech

I’m a groupie. But I’m not your normal groupie. I’m a news groupie. More particularly, KSL news in Salt Lake City. And I have a source for my addiction too. A friend works there, and I really like having that … Keep reading

The importance of small things

Categories: Learn Something, Random

Tonight I stopped at the grocery store to get stuff to make a pasta salad for tomorrow. While I was there I remembered that I am on my last roll of toilet paper so I should probably get some more. … Keep reading

Migraines, Bubble Baths, and the Book of Mormon

Categories: Happy Things, Health, Learn Something

Migraines Migraines are interesting creatures. If I can focus enough to concentrate on the two different halves of my head, the left half of my head is just fine. In fact, everything but the right half of my head is … Keep reading

A bit of this and a dash of that

Categories: Learn Something, Random

While searching for things to write, I decided to go learn something, since I haven’t written anything in that category for a while. This is what I learned about what happened on this day in history: 764 – Tibetan troops … Keep reading

Things that don’t exist are real.

Categories: Learn Something, Musings, Random

One of the photos in the news from National Geographic caught my attention this weekend. Apparently a bat that scientists were sure didn’t exist, actually does. The title of the article is: “Nonexistent” Flying Bat Discovered. And that just made … Keep reading

First female Beefeater

Categories: Happy Things, Learn Something, Questions, Random

Woman Joins Beefeaters at Tower of London. I saw this story on the news tonight. That is a fun story. My favorite part is her smile. What a great smile! But why are they called Beefeaters?