NASA finds life on Mars

How would you like to be called, "Pond Scum?" Read about it here.

Stink Bugs

Hugh Saves the Day

Read about what Hugh did here.

Thanks, Mark F.

Dinosaurs did not die from a comet impact, they froze

Read dinosaurs' fate here.

Read About the April 8th Winning Entry for  Contest 24 Here


As for March, look below for the caption that captured this cartoon:

“I don’t want to worry you, but he’s the pilot.”

Congratulations go to Rob Falconer.

And now we have the "Love Slug"

Read how he does it here.

Boy, is George Washington in trouble now

Read what he did here.

And you thought the British were a pack of trouble; don't mess with our librarians!

A grateful EU gives thanks

Everyone Tries to Help

Eyjafjallajokull wasn't a Coincidence

Desperate Times Require Desperate Measures

Weapon of Mass Disruption

Read about it here.

The Problem with Elder Crime

Read about these hardened criminals here.

Another Dastardly Criminal

Strange Pens: Banking

He did the Crime, and he did the Time

Can a convicted felon find a new life after his release from incarceration? the whole world waits the answer.

Happy Easter, Egg

"Happy Easter, Egg" was my Mother-in-Law Audrey's favorite holiday greeting. This one goes out to her great-grand-daughter, Maura Audrey, and all the other children in the world out on the hunt today.

News Item: Dog Found Adrift

Owner is missing.

Paratrooping Bears to Catch Osama Bin Laden

Read about paratrooper bears here.

Phil's Handy Gardening Advice: Forcing Forsythia

Forcing anything or anybody to do something is not a healthy way of maintaining a long-lasting relationship.  Consider this before forcing Forsythia this spring.  The human-flora bond is a delicate one and your energy should be spent in engaging your plants in meaningful discussions.  Have you ever considered reading Kant to them?  By ignoring them and, even worse, forcing them, you may be missing out on cultural expansion.  Plants have been around for Millennia, certainly longer that mankind.  The wisdom they could share is lost when you "force" them to do something against their will.

Banana Museum to Close

Learn how it slipped away here.

 It is a sad, sad day for Musa acuminata.