if you’re like me, you want to know if that lovely delicate creature perching on a wild flower or tree branch is a moth or a butterfly. assuming that they have not camouflaged their antennae with fashionable head-gear such as a ball cap or a jaunty beret, it is easy to tell by the...
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how many times has this happened to you? you’re out doing a bit of spelunking in your favorite cave and you see a particularly interesting pointy structure hanging from the ceiling and you’d like to point it out to your companion. then it happens! you can’t remember what to call it! is it a...
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six facts everyone should know about this dangerous arachnid. the brown recluse: is one of 6 poisonous spiders indigenous to the united states. has 6 eyes in pairs and fine hairs on its body. is a loner yet often shows up to parties uninvited. has pincer like fangs that nearly chewed off my friend...
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prompted by a pal, here are eight random facts you probably didn’t know about me. 1. i am wiz at cardiac arrhythmia recognition and can accurately reproduce an electrocardiogram in embroidery. (you’ll recognize this as a normally functioning a-v sequential pacemaker.) 2. i have a deep and abiding love for exclamation points and will...
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origami is the name for the ancient japanese art of paper folding. using my highly developed origami skills, i will transform this unpretentious square of paper into a graceful animal, elegant flower or useful container. i ponder the simple beauty of the paper. pure white on one side and a delicate peach color on...
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you know that everyone enjoys a nice crispy fortune cookie at the end of a chinese meal, but, did you know that these tasty and entertaining cookies are actually japanese in origin? designer of the japanese tea garden in san francisco’s golden gate park, mr. makoto hagiwara knew that visitors liked relaxing and sipping...
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