Hedwig Pöllöläinen
grrlscientist
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December 8, 2006
I unpacked "frustrating" first.
Reached in and found the word "worst".
Then I picked "soggy" and
Next I picked "foggy" and
Then I was ready to tell them my tale.
'Cause I'd unpacked my adjectives.
Adjectives are words you use to really describe things,
Handy words to carry around.
Days are sunny…
December 8, 2006
Llama, Llama glama.
Image: source
Researchers at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory in Washington have discovered that llamas, a member of the camel family, have unusual antibodies in their blood that do not break down at high temperatures, unlike those of humans and most other animals. As a…
December 7, 2006
I have not yet been released because the fearless leader for the hospital was unable to speak with me today (she makes the ultimate decision), but it looks as though tomorrow will probably be my discharge day.
The social worker found three potential programs for me to attend on the outside --…
December 7, 2006
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Most lipstick contains fish scales.
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tags: lipstick, fish scales. weird facts
December 7, 2006
Unknown moth species.
Houston Heights, Texas. 27 October 2006,
The photographer writes; This green moth visits my breezeway at night in
response to the lights. To get this flash shot I had to stand back and use the
macro-zoom feature on the Fuji Finepix 5200. Presumably the green wing color…
December 7, 2006
Six people were injured and up to 150 houses were damaged when a tornado swept through several London streets leaving a trail of destruction.
Rooftops were ripped off homes and cars were badly damaged as the twister hit the Kensal Rise area that is in north-west London. One man suffered a…
December 7, 2006
Former President, Jimmy Carter, wrote a book, Palestine: Peace, Not Apartheid, that was recently released. Unfortunately, a long-time aid of Carter's, Kenneth Stein, resigned because of the publication of this book, claiming it was one-sided and filled with factual errors, material copied from…
December 7, 2006
I don't know if this is true but it makes a for a clever story nonetheless ...
Soldiers in Iraq are using Silly String to detect bombs. The string is sprayed into the air, and if it falls to the ground, all is well. If it hangs in the air, it's caught on a trip wire, that is otherwise mostly…
December 6, 2006
Are you ready for me to be freed tomorrow from the nuthouse? Well, according to rumor, tomorrow will be my release date. The reason has nothing at all to do with my own sanity, since I am still certifiably insane, but rather, the reason is that the person caring for my birds is demanding that I pay…
December 6, 2006
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Ketchup was sold in the 1830's as medicine.
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tags: ketchup, medicine. weird facts
December 6, 2006
These Lower Pleistocene shells date to around 1-1.6 Myr ( Bermont formation). I collected them on a Florida Paleontological Society field trip nearly two years ago. If you were a Florida-Gulf-Coast sheller, you would recognize many of the shells as having modern representatives despite their age…
December 6, 2006
It's finally here; First Anniversary Edition of Carnival of the Liberals (CotL). Once again the editor was overwhelmed by the sheer quantity of quality writing from a liberal perspective. Even though they limit CotL to only ten essays, they received more than 40 submissions to choose from for CotL…
December 6, 2006
On a more serious note, I have been receiving donations from some of you to my paypal account. I am very grateful all of you and will be using these monies to purchase my meds, which are quite expensive, after I get out of the nuthouse.
I am not sure if I will ever be in a position to pay you back…
December 6, 2006
Do you remember Bill Clinton? It appears that the Vietnamese in Hanoi certainly remember him fondly because they swarmed all over him to get an autograph, photograph or a handshake. These are the same people who could barely be bothered to crawl out of bed in the morning when the current president…
December 6, 2006
Failed. My hair is as blonde as ever. Maybe blonder, as if that is possible.
So the saner people among you are probably wondering; Why am I trying to turn my blonde hair red? Well, in my book, which I may write, the main character will be bipolar and will change her hair color with wash-in hair…
December 5, 2006
Speaking as a person who is currently in a nuthouse, who has met all kinds since I've been in a nuthouse (ooo, the stories I could tell you ... !), I wonder why Bush is allowed to not only roam freely throughout our country at the taxpayers' expense, but why he is in the White House, of all places…
December 5, 2006
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The Declaration of Independence was written on hemp (marijuana) paper.
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tags: Declaration of Independence, hemp, weird facts
December 5, 2006
Adult Bald Eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus,
the only eagle species that is unique to North America.
Image: Dharma Bums.
The photographers, who live near my other beloved home, Seattle, wrote; I'm sure you heard we had an amazing snowfall last week. We've been taking walks along Chimacum Creek…
December 5, 2006
I have been thinking about court a lot obviously, and finally decided that I would rescind my 72 hour letter so instead of fighting things out in court this Thursday, I will take my chances that I will be getting out of here on friendly terms in a reasonable length of time, as in 10-14 days.…
December 5, 2006
Thanks to The Republican War on Science, by my friend and fellow SciBling, Chris Mooney, I have found a word that takes on more forms in a sentence than any other I've shown to you so far. Chris's book was recently released in the more affordable and updated trade paperback. I am nearly finished…
December 5, 2006
The state of Maine is barring the sale of a particular beer because its label (pictured) depicts Santa Claus's butt. Considering that "Santa's Butt Beer" is the name of the product, it is difficult to believe that the label is in anyway inappropriate.
Fortunately, the Shelton Brothers, who brew…
December 5, 2006
I just thought I'd let you all know -- while I still can -- that my captors are restricting my computer usage to 90 minutes per day. To say the least, I am depressed as all hell about this because I won't be able to provide as much new content for you as I have been recently and also because I won'…
December 5, 2006
After comparing the brains of hummingbirds to those of other birds, scientists found that a specific nucleus (in this case, a "nucleus" refers to a distinct brain region) that detects any movement of the entire visual world. They found that this brain nuclei was two to five times bigger in the…
December 4, 2006
Speaking of genitalia .. muslim women are now allowed to keep theirs intact. Finally, ten of the highest ranked muslim scholars from all over the world met under the patronage of the Grand Mufti of Egypt, Prof. Dr. Ali Goma'a at the Azhar University on 22-23 November. After listening to several…
December 4, 2006
Scientists in Germany say they are developing a spray-on condom. They are developing a spray can into which the man inserts his penis. Then, with the push of a button, the penis is coated with a rubber condom.
"It works by spraying on latex from nozzles on all sides," he said. "We call it the '360…
December 4, 2006
A Pelican in the Swan
The Pelican Nebula lies about 2,000 light-years away in the high flying constellation Cygnus, the Swan. Also known as IC 5070, this cosmic pelican is appropriately found just off the "east coast" of the North America Nebula (NGC 7000), another surprisingly familiar looking…
December 4, 2006
Here is another fine word from The Republican War on Science, by my friend and fellow SciBling, Chris Mooney. This book was recently released in the more affordable trade paperback. If you haven't read this book yet, now is the time (I've read it once already in hard-cover, but never reviewed it,…
December 4, 2006
Do you remember Ken Starr? Well, having failed to convict Bill Clinton of a blow job, Kenny Starr is now helping an Alaska school board attack the 1st Amendment against high-school senior, Joseph Frederick, in the "kids will be kids" escapade, the infamous "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" banner case -- and…
December 4, 2006
Botlon will step down from his UN ambassadorship soon and now the National Review is supporting Rick Santorum as our next UN Ambassador??
Santorum speaks (He's a rather windy chap, isn't he?).