A novel idea for moving over 9,000 books, ibises following their foster human parents on a migration journey from the Alps to Spain, and evidence suggesting how the Egyptian pyramids were really built are a few of the fascinating stories I’ve read and enjoyed over the past month.
I hope you enjoy them, too!
Continue reading What I Found Interesting: April 16, 2025
Winter wasn’t done with southeast Michigan as a cold front blew through last week, bringing with it almost an inch of snow.
Snow accumulated on rooftops, grass, and evergreens.
But not on streets or sidewalks, where it quickly melted.
Continue reading Photo of the Week: April Snow Showers
A very happy 97th birthday to Tom Lehrer, American child prodigy, songwriter, satirist, pianist, and mathematics lecturer.
I first heard about Tom Lehrer years ago, when I took high school chemistry.
My chemistry teacher, Mr. O as we called him, was the kind of teacher you and your friends would visit after school in the chemistry lab for 1 1/2 hours.
Continue reading Happy 97th Birthday, Tom Lehrer!