Category Archives: Science

Water, Water, Everywhere, Or Not.

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Terry Taylor

Water, water, everywhere, And all the boards did shrink; Water, water, everywhere, Nor any drop to drink. Tweet This Post

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Space Shuttle, Half Off! Limited Time Only!

Posted on January 23, 2010 by Terry Taylor

One sign of a sucky economy: NASA has put the space shuttle on sale. The 1970’s era icon used to be $42 million. Now if you want to ride the rocket (or rather just sit in it in your backyard) … Continue reading →

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Wrecknology

Posted on September 26, 2008 by Terry Taylor

The Urban Dictionary defines “wrecknology” as, “A piece of technology designed to prevent another piece of technology from working or to reduce its usefullness significantly.” Yes, they misspelled “usefulness.” But the misspelling fits the definition like my cell phone fits … Continue reading →

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Genome Phenom

Posted on March 7, 2008 by Terry Taylor

A scientist recently built the first man-made genome. The little sound you hear is your DNA adjusting to that information. Continue reading →

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Proof in the Pudding

Posted on February 29, 2008 by Terry Taylor

You get a call on your free Internet phone service. RING “Hello.” “Hey, it’s me.” Tweet This Post

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Genetic Biscuits

Posted on February 22, 2008 by Terry Taylor

Biscuits and cigarettes killed my grandfather (in that order). I lost my first tooth eating a biscuit. I know at least four ways to make biscuits and fifty ways to know when someone has done that job wrong. A wrong … Continue reading →

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Important Information

Posted on February 13, 2008 by Terry Taylor

It’s amazing what you can learn if you hang around Jeff. This week, he told me that there are companies who will “appraise” your website domain name and give you an accurate value. These valuations come with little certificates that … Continue reading →

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Weird Weather Predictions

Posted on February 8, 2008 by Terry Taylor

Once, when I was young, my father and I were traveling down a road out in the country and came upon a herd of cows. They were all lying down in the field like they were taking a break from … Continue reading →

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Men and Women

Posted on January 12, 2007 by Terry Taylor

I recently read an interview with Dr. Louann Brizendine in The New York Times, and it cleared up some pretty serious questions I had about men and women and why we are from those different planets. Dr. Brizendine is a … Continue reading →

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Pluto is demoted and I’m not feeling so good myself.

Posted on August 30, 2006 by Terry Taylor

So Pluto is no longer a planet. So does this mean Plutonium is no longer an element? How about Pluto, the Disney dog? Will he be reduced to the lowly level of a cat, an opossum or, worse, Mel Gibson? … Continue reading →

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