Many Dino Fossils Could Have Soft Tissue Inside from the National Geographic Society This is a fascinating report concerning the “fossilized” soft tissue discovered last year. The traditional view of the fossilization process should result in no soft tissue remaining. In a nutshell, when a creature dies, it’s soft tissue rots (or is eaten) away, … Read more
Proud parental moment today: We were eating a Wendy’s, and we’d been there for about 30 minutes. There was an elderly couple who had been there since before we arrived. As they got up to leave, the gentleman came over to our table and said, “Excuse me. I just wanted to tell you that you … Read more
When did they start making 8-pack sodas? Is this so they can catch bigger sea otters? It’s just all wrong, it doesn’t fit naturally in the hand like the 6-pack does. Should you spread your fingers uncomfortably wide and hold using the two outer gaps, or use two adjoining ones and have the whole thing … Read more
My son said his first intelligible word today, both my wife and I heard it clear as a bell. We each spend a lot of time saying “Mommy” and “Daddy” to him in the hopes he’ll echo it back to us. So how were we rewarded? He’s recently taken to holding out his finger so … Read more
To quote the blurb on the menu from Slice of Sicily: Founded in early 1999 by Bill and Donna, Slice of Sicily is now regarded as the pizzeria of choice in the Northeast Phoenix, with a combination of 25 years experience, old family recipes and using only the finest ingredients, the art of creating the … Read more
I can’t find an “official” Pizza Week in the US, but, gosh darn it, there oughta be one! …and so, it’s my pleasure to announce that from this year forward, President’s Day – a rather lackluster holiday at best – shall be the kick off of Pizza Week. In honor of Pizza Week, I’m going … Read more
I’ve got one last Mesa Southwest Museumstory. As you can imagine, dinosaurs can be big – really big. When a child looks at them, they’re even bigger. I’ve pointed out (leading to this story, actually) that Michelle is quite good at dinosaur identification – but that’s looking at books, or on the TV screen. When … Read more
Having established that my daughter is a wannabe paleontologist, I took her today to the Mesa Southwest Museum. It’s been several years since I’ve been there and they’ve made significant renovations, including a permanent dinosaur exhibition. They had a small exhibition before and I wasn’t sure what to expect. The permanent exhibition is quite nice, … Read more
If ever there’s proof that parents influence their children, my little dino aficionado, Michelle, is it. I nearly chose a career in Paleontology, and, although I managed to avoid that particular path to poverty, I’ve still got quite a lot of books and such on the subject. Michelle has an amazing ability to remember and … Read more
My kitchen window looks to the east. Last evening, while standing in the kitchen, I noticed and odd pink hue to the light. Looking out the window, everything from the sky to the ground had adopted this pink shade, so I grabbed my camera in hopes of capturing it. Of course, the source was the … Read more