I am a sports fan and have my favorite teams and players. One of the players that I have always enjoyed hearing stories about is Michael Jordan. An excerpt from his Autobiography explains how he set goals in order to achieve his dreams. “I approach everything step by step… I had always set short-term goals. [...]
What is this picture? Maybe blown glass? Or perhaps a color contrast X-ray? What about a rainbow? Or maybe some type of prism? It might surprise you to know this is the inside of a common glassworm! Science is not my strong suit, but this is fascinating! This is a Phantom midge larva, known as [...]
You may not have heard of Ernest Shackleton, but his crew of the Endurance owes their life to him, literally. As written by the Inside History Newsletter: “All year, the ship had been trapped, the ice pushing and pinching the hull, the wood howling in protest. Finally, on October 27, 1915, a new wave of [...]
In 2013 we purchased 10 acres of land with the vision that we would build our dream home, a Log Home. The land was absolutely beautiful, and the view and peace of Osage County are beyond compare. The decision to invest in land with a vision of building is not something to be taken lightly. [...]
One-fifth of all cranberries grown in North America is consumed on Thanksgiving. Approximately 98% of all cranberries are grown in the northern US, Canada, and Chile. Wisconsin grows a majority of the cranberries in the US and contrary to popular belief, they are not always in the water. The plants are either naturally flooded or, [...]
Toy Story was a huge hit in 1995, but it didn’t start out that way for Pixar. In the 80s Pixar started developing short computer-animated films, one of which, Tin Toy, received an Academy Award in 1988. When they developed this short film into a half-hour holiday special it fell flat. They persisted and in [...]
The Rockhopper Penguin is the smallest yellow-crested penguin. They are usually found in the sub-Antarctic as well as parts of the southern Indian and Pacific Oceans. They live on rocky shorelines and nest in tall grasses called Tussocks. Rockhopper penguins will spend 3-5 months at sea which makes them very brave penguins since they winter [...]
Over the last several months, the fires in Oregon and California, and now Colorado are taking a toll on land, animals, property, and most importantly people. Many of the pictures we have seen have a red hue which is caused by a phenomenon called Mie scattering, in which pollution (such as smoke particles) blocks out [...]
If you learned to drive before Mapquest, likely you used an Atlas to find your way around on longer trips. Today, you might wonder why anyone would have interest in an Atlas, but consider a new project being undertaking to create the first Atlas of Scotland in over 100 years. What will the purpose be? [...]
“Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.” This was said by the famous artist Picasso. Picasso had his own style throughout his life and pushed the boundaries in many ways about how his art showed up. So many times his art showed his personal beliefs, specifically his painting [...]
