It is one of those things that I suppose, given the name of my blog, I am obligated to comment on.
When I was a little girl, there was such a thing as a brontosaurus and it was a totally cool dinosaur (there was a movie about it and everything). Then one day a scientist said, “Oops, we screwed that one… Read more ›
Damn, Earth Day snuck up on me this year. I always think it is later in the month, probably because I just kind of wish it would GO AWAY. It is time for Hanna’s annual Earth Day Rant. Examining how… Read more ›
It is Earth Day again and it is once again time for Hanna’s Rant on Environmentalism. I have come to believe that over the years, it is no accident that the word “mental†appears in the word Environmental. I am… Read more ›
I know, I know. 2 posts in one week and they both are in the “Getting Political†category. What is that Hanna thinking? Well, I am thinking that I can count the number of degrees shown on the thermometer on… Read more ›
This past week, there has been an interesting news story making the news rounds about Macquarie island (between Australia and Antarctica) and their apparent, well, balancing issue. Like many places on the map that have borders on the bright blue, they have… Read more ›
In recent months, I have been making an effort to use reusable bags for my shopping. Believe it or not, despite the barrage of mass marketing that has indicated that I can single handedly save the planet merely by scoffing… Read more ›
It’s Earth Day again… The day on which I feel I am compelled by internet peer pressure to post something (thank god they are not pressuring me to drink, I do enough of that already). Which makes me unhappy. I… Read more ›
In case you forgot (which IÂ normally do), you need to change your clocks tonight. It’s that whole Spring ahead thing, though thanks to the overzealous efforts of Congress, the earlier date ensures that it does not much look like spring… Read more ›
Yesterday I had a lovely tour at the Cleveland Botanical Gardens led by Matt Edwards, who is the Gardens’ animal caretaker. I got to see and hear about several very cool things and, of course, look at all of the… Read more ›