Here it is, just past the middle of the solar year and once again I did not build my own private Stonehenge nor did I celebrate the solstice by spinning about in loose but body covering clothing in earth tones in the presence of others spinning about in the same sort of loose clothing. I have been …

Whoopee! It looks like we are going with the nukes!  •  I suppose I really do not care as I look out the window at the reactor plume of Oswego and Pickering is an hour and a half drive to the west. Interesting to note that the plentiful northern Ontario hydro is not so cost efficient because of …

In the middle of the night I heard a US talk show voice telling me the arrests were clear indication that there was a big problem with Canada. Interesting to note that the case involves three tonnes of ammonium nitrate which I wrote about way back here and which is instructive as a review of why a …

Finally, the heat of May is past and we can enjoy a sensible bit of June. June is one of those months that stands out for me. Planting should be done by now. By this time during school, you were beyond teaching, staring out of the window was the main thing, you had either already made the grade …

Some great pictures at the BBC from the time of the building of the Great Eastern in 1858 taken from a new exhibit at the Science Museum in London.  •  Note to file: Victorian industrialists slouched and wore funny big hats. I think the combination of the slouch and the tall headpieces speaks to …

I forgot to mention how odd the Museum of Science and Technology in Ottawa was in one respect. It was apparently 1996 inside with many exhibits shuddering to a halt at that point in time. Which makes it pretty much miss the internet for a lot of the time. Here are some illustrations:  •  It is too …

Only one question popped into my mind when I read this:  •  “French scientists who explored the Coral Sea said Friday they discovered a new species of crustacean that was thought to have become extinct 60 million years ago. The "living fossil," 12-centimetre female that the scientists baptized …

Eight AM meeting across town so I may be brief today. Rainy Friday in May here, by the way. It's close enough to winter still that you think rain is great.  •  Yes, the Red Sox took the Yankees in the final game of this series and did so in high style 5-3. It was a close game even if the Yanks got …

I now officially do not believe in science anymore as now apparently vegetables are bad for your teeth:  •  “Dr Chadwick said: "The acidity of ratatouille prepared by oven-roasting is the same as that of some carbonated drinks that, when consumed in excess, are believed to contribute to the …