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My Mom’s Last Words

April 25, 2020 0

My mom died in 2008 at the age of 78 of lung cancer. All of…

Finding Your Bearings From Landmarks In The Field (4 of 4)

April 25, 2020 0

When you’re at sea or in the field and need to identify where you…

Getting Your Bearings (3 of 4)

April 25, 2020 0

You have to learn how to use a map and compass. It will serve you…

Sir Isaac Newton’s Last Words

April 25, 2020 0

I don’t know what I may seem to the world. But as to myself I…

Lichen

April 25, 2020 0

The colorful growths appearing on some rock surfaces are living organisms composed of a fungus…

Clarke’s Three Laws

April 24, 2020 0

British science fiction writer, inventor and brilliant futurist Arthur C. Clarke formulated three adages that are known as Clarke’s…

Life, in a Nutshell

April 23, 2020 0

Let’s get something straight from the beginning. No point in you going another 20 years…

Leonardo da Vinci

April 23, 2020 0

Leonardo da Vinci was an Italian renaissance painter, sculptor, architect, inventor, military engineer and draftsman….

Boathouses!

April 23, 2020 0

When I lived in Seattle, a good pal had a boathouse for his boat for…

Many Trees Have Self-Defense Strategies

April 19, 2020 0

Leaves of the Acacia trees (primarily native to Australia and Africa) are eaten by giraffes…