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The Grumpy Old Scientist: March 2015
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The Grumpy Old Scientist. Sharing my amazement at the wonders of the universe. Pointing out stupidity. Educational links at www.jschwartz.com! 160; Contact: webmaster at jschwartz.com. Thursday, March 19, 2015. No Snow Day This Week! Happy Equinox and Hello Eōstre! Nearly every religion has similar holidays - something at the solstices and equinoxes having to do with lights and fire and the return or leaving of the Sun. Now it is attached to the lunar calendar (the 1st Sunday after the 1st full moon ...
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The Grumpy Old Scientist: May 2015
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The Grumpy Old Scientist. Sharing my amazement at the wonders of the universe. Pointing out stupidity. Educational links at www.jschwartz.com! 160; Contact: webmaster at jschwartz.com. Sunday, May 31, 2015. Went To NYC, Just Because . Yesterday R and I went to New York City, just because. Wandered through my old haunts at the American Museum of Natural History, had lousy food at a place to get wonderful tea, saw birds and flowers while wandering through the barren wilds of Central Park. May 18, 2015.
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The Grumpy Old Scientist: I'm Melting!
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The Grumpy Old Scientist. Sharing my amazement at the wonders of the universe. Pointing out stupidity. Educational links at www.jschwartz.com! 160; Contact: webmaster at jschwartz.com. Sunday, March 8, 2015. Its blood is dripping off roofs and down drainspouts and rushing along the roads. Streams are coming to life in the woods. The sound of water is everywhere, and the birds are singing a dirge (if you can call various forms of “hey baby, check out my cool feathers” a dirge). No Snow Day This Week!
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The Grumpy Old Scientist: No Snow Day This Week ! Happy Equinox and Hello Eōstre!
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The Grumpy Old Scientist. Sharing my amazement at the wonders of the universe. Pointing out stupidity. Educational links at www.jschwartz.com! 160; Contact: webmaster at jschwartz.com. Thursday, March 19, 2015. No Snow Day This Week! Happy Equinox and Hello Eōstre! Nearly every religion has similar holidays - something at the solstices and equinoxes having to do with lights and fire and the return or leaving of the Sun. Now it is attached to the lunar calendar (the 1st Sunday after the 1st full moon ...
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The Grumpy Old Scientist: December 2014
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The Grumpy Old Scientist. Sharing my amazement at the wonders of the universe. Pointing out stupidity. Educational links at www.jschwartz.com! 160; Contact: webmaster at jschwartz.com. Sunday, December 21, 2014. Mid-Winter's Day: The Sun is Returning! Today is December 21, Mid-Winter, the Solstice, the start of Saturnalia, the rebirth of. Baldur the Norse Sun god, the return of the Egyptian Sun god Ra, the shortest day of the year. Tomorrow the Sun returns! So why is Yule not on the 25. For many thou...
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The Grumpy Old Scientist: October 2014
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The Grumpy Old Scientist. Sharing my amazement at the wonders of the universe. Pointing out stupidity. Educational links at www.jschwartz.com! 160; Contact: webmaster at jschwartz.com. Tuesday, October 28, 2014. Run Away and Hide! Welcome back to another year of panic and fear, sponsored by your local television station. Yes, it looks like it might snow a bit on Sunday, the second day of November. Schools will not be closed. Posted by The Grumpy Old Scientist. Links to this post. Run Away and Hide!
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The Grumpy Old Scientist: "Warm-Blooded" Plant Emerges from the Snowpack
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The Grumpy Old Scientist. Sharing my amazement at the wonders of the universe. Pointing out stupidity. Educational links at www.jschwartz.com! 160; Contact: webmaster at jschwartz.com. Thursday, April 2, 2015. Warm-Blooded" Plant Emerges from the Snowpack. The ice has finally gone out, releasing the streams. Skunk cabbage flowers are "warm-blooded." That is, the flowers generate their own heat by metabolizing sugars, just like mammals do. The benefits gained by this expenditure of energy are several:.
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The Grumpy Old Scientist: February 2015
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The Grumpy Old Scientist. Sharing my amazement at the wonders of the universe. Pointing out stupidity. Educational links at www.jschwartz.com! 160; Contact: webmaster at jschwartz.com. Saturday, February 28, 2015. Update for Monday, March 2, 2015. This morning was noisy. Male cardinals, male chickadees, and flocks of male juncos are all singing away in the trees and shrubs. It was also cold. That strengthening sunlight is melting the snow on the roofs and roads, but the air is still cold. The fierces...
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The Grumpy Old Scientist: Sorry To Do This.....
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The Grumpy Old Scientist. Sharing my amazement at the wonders of the universe. Pointing out stupidity. Educational links at www.jschwartz.com! 160; Contact: webmaster at jschwartz.com. Wednesday, March 4, 2015. Sorry To Do This. There is a car under there. But it does look like the snow, while not heavy north of Rt 84, will last long enough to cause some late openings in Central CT on Thursday, March 5. Another day to get up, dig out, and head off for school. Posted by The Grumpy Old Scientist.
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The Grumpy Old Scientist: Some Like It (Too) Hot
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The Grumpy Old Scientist. Sharing my amazement at the wonders of the universe. Pointing out stupidity. Educational links at www.jschwartz.com! 160; Contact: webmaster at jschwartz.com. Tuesday, May 19, 2015. Some Like It (Too) Hot. Exposure of US population to extreme heat could quadruple by mid-century. May 18, 2015. National Center for Atmospheric Research/University Corporation for Atmospheric Research. Http:/ www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150518135143.htm. Some of My Favorite Sites.