Again With the Science Mule?

Q. What’s new, Science Mule? A. The University of Florida announced that their newest mRNA cancer vaccine actually kills several types of tumors in mice. This will be a comfort to those who don’t want their mice to die of cancer. Q. It’s always about cancer. Got anything else? A. Scientists from the Institut Pasteur, […]

What am I Gonna do with All this Strontium?

I was in a hurry when my four year old asked, “Daddy, 38 is how many?”. I handed him the nucleus of a strontium atom and told him to count the protons. ♠ Strontium 90 has a half-life of twenty-six years so if you spill some, just wait five hundred years and most of it […]

Random Thoughts (a Little Blue)

Recently, I tried asiago cheese for the second time and, just like the first time, it really didn’t taste like anything. So, I recommend grating some onto a dish that already tastes exactly like you want it. ♣ I didn’t have an imaginary friend growing up. I don’t know whether to feel regret or pretend […]

Stuff You Don’t Know about Me

I tried phone-sex only once but I couldn’t figure out where to put the phone. Improvising only made it more unpleasant and a little humiliating… ♥ I once stalked and killed a three-hundred pound big horn sheep… best experience of my LIFE; but, I don’t think I’ll be doing it a second time now that […]

Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence is a lot like having children. You feel like you REALLY want kids; but, when the first one is born, the only emotion you feel is an existential horror knowing you’ll be supporting this human well into their forties. We looked forward to artificial intelligence with that same emotion. It was going to […]