by Jan Bear | Jul 13, 2005 | Uncategorized
So I promoted my little jellyfish discovery to the Tangled Bank science carnival and discovered that the host of the carnival is a Technogypsy and Orthoblogger.This carnival is my first real look at the science bloggers (I’m thoroughly outclassed here, believe...
by Jan Bear | Jun 27, 2005 | Uncategorized
Where else can I go to a picnic and find myself in a conversation with four other people about the Battle of Thermopylae, and at least two of them know something about it, and the rest are not rolling their eyes and trying to escape? (University classics departments...
by Jan Bear | Jun 26, 2005 | Uncategorized
Life had taken on a strange richness since Mr. Peabody had sidled like a terrified crab into his study, had lifted the thin gold shell of his watch and shown him the hidden watch cock. Until now life for him had meant the aridity of earthly duty and the dews of God....
by Jan Bear | Jun 23, 2005 | Uncategorized
It’s supposed to represent the loneliness of the writer, but it reminds me of Lewis Carroll.
by Jan Bear | Jun 21, 2005 | Uncategorized
John and Jenny — back before they were Father and Matushka — found Fred as part of their ministry to street kids in Portland. They were a couple of college students back then, courageous, dedicated, and veterans of the mission field from Indonesia and...