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I seem to recall that it was in Douglas Adam’s novel A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy that the advice “always know where your towel is” was given. This afternoon, I found myself in the uncomfortable position of not knowing. However in my particular situation, perhaps not unlike some mysterious sub-textual meaning in Adam’s novel, […]

The news is indeed good today for children. The United States House of Representatives has passed H.R. 3036 (the No Child Left Inside Act of 2008) that “amends the National Environmental Education Act to add to the minimum functions and activities required of grantees under the Environmental Education and Training program, which trains educational professionals […]

Needing to visit not one but two different doctor’s offices this morning, I found myself with a little extra time following the first appointment. Not wanting to twiddle my thumbs in another physician’s waiting room, I determined that Powell’s books was roughly on my way to my second appointment and promptly set a course for […]

Remember this critter from yesterday? (Trust me, that’s the head – I paid close attention to which direction it was travelling when I picked it up for the photograph.) I sent requests for identification assistance to a couple of different sources to which I often turn in times of entomologic uncertainty – Bug Guide and […]