In chemistry, a solution is when something (a solute) is so thoroughly dissolved in something else (a solvent) that they become one homogene...

Zorg (talking to Mxyl in Japan via Skype): Would you rather be attacked by an orange grasshopper the size of a moose, or a pink and yellow p...

We hadn't really used Skype before Mxyl and Klenda went off, but now we're using it twice a day to keep in touch. Klenda is back ...

Another favorite! OPPORTUNITY by: Edward Rowland Sill (1841-1887) HIS I beheld, or dreamed...

Two weeks ago we had this. And this week we had 90 degrees and this. Crazy! But very pretty. And I'm enjoying the flowers wh...

 This ended  up being a very different trip than the time we came here in the Fall. For one thing, we went into the Tavern (now a museu...

I wish I had taken a "before" picture!  It was covered with a flaking black finish, and really looked like nothing special. But ...

I think the 2 most essential things for kids to understand about phase changes is that atoms and molecules are attracted to ("stick to...

For you.  Because it's Monday morning after a week long vacation. (When asked if he giggles when I push his belly button) Of course!...

One of my all time favorites! Ozymandias Percy Bysshe Shelley I met a traveller from an antique land Who said: "Two vast and trun...