Ask a Genetically-Modified Bio-Engineered Super-Intelligent Dog: The Final Epilogue

Dear Genetically-Modified Bio-Engineered Super-Intelligent Dog, Despite my prohibition against pets, my son found a stray beatnik while playing with friends in a vacant lot a few blocks away. We kept him in the garage and nursed him back to health with cups of espresso; but, now that he’s better, he refuses to leave. He just […]

Things You can do with Gummi Bears

[My posts don’t have the quality I like so I’m going to take a week off to recharge] If you take a bag of gummi bears and stand them up facing you, you can practice speaking before a crowd. A handful of gummi bears can block a sucking chest wound, although I’d still see a […]

Your Astronomy Test

Note that this test will count for one-fifth of your grade. Your best test will count twice and your worst test grade will be dropped. If you can calculate your grade before I post it, you get an automatic ‘A’; unfortunately, that ‘A’ will be dropped and your worst grade will be counted twice, so […]

What’s the Deal with Uranus?

What is the DEAL with Uranus??? It sits out there, seven planets out, disappointing astronomers everywhere; that is why NO astronomer willingly specializes in Uranus… just like no doctor enters medical school wanting to specialize in feet; but, SOMEONE has to treat maladies of the feet, just like SOMEONE has to put together everything we […]

FAQs about Saturn

How did Saturn get its name? Someone named it. No, seriously… where did the name “Saturn” come from? Saturn was the father of the Olympian gods, most known for eating his own children… a direct result of his being on the Atkins Diet. How big are Saturn’s rings? About a quarter million miles in diameter […]