While looking for more Valentine's cocktails (and ending up just enjoying a glass of Bailey's) I ran across this fun cocktail based on the horror comedy The Love Witch. It looks yummy but more important, it made me want to see what other films have inspired drinks. Let me tell you, there are too many to count!
Would you like to eat where "the food is the sun"? Trey Lamont, the owner and chef at Jerk Shack, says that if you need some sunshine in Seattle, that is where you can go to get your fix. Jerk Shack is inspired by the chef's favorite eats from travels to the Eastern coast.
You can't go wrong with anything on the menu at Jerk Shack. They have jerk chicken, of course, as well as pork belly, plantains, fish, beans and much more. Just thinking about it makes me feel like I'm ordering sunshine, myself!
It's the time of year when a simple creature comfort means the difference between agony and making the bitter cold a bit more bearable. I thought we could share our favorite comfort buys for this time of year!
Many people understand that most of us could benefit from some therapy. Aside from narcissists who aren't likely to change themselves, most people would benefit from talking about their issues and learning how to help themselves as best as they can. Right now more people need that kind of help than ever, and there are some services that may be beneficial to them.
All joking about animal magnetism aside, this news is pretty wild and cool: Venus flytraps product magnetic fields while they consume their prey. It's not a huge reaction, understandably; anyone who's had a Venus flytrap knows that the carnivorous plant doesn't need a lot of live insects to consume, nor does it need them often. You can kill one by giving it too many, in fact! So it makes sense that the magnetism produced is also a small amount.
Recently I learned about a really cool craft project called Ready to Care. You sign up and it sends you weekly texts with ideas for helping seniors through crafts, letter writing, gift-giving and more. I love crafts and I love helping others, so when the two are combined I'm pretty much head over heels.
Who doesn't need water, after all? Amphibians definitely need it and it turns out that the effects of not having enough water really take a toll on frogs. Scientists now say that some frogs can't jump anymore once they are dehydrated.
Too often does a series debut on a streaming service only for it to feature a few seasons. I remember one year when we were left hanging watching Supernatural on Netflix. This was back when there were Blockbuster videos around (I know!) and we went ALL over town, visiting or calling to see if anyone had the season available. When you're binge-watching, it seems so important at the time. Now I have to laugh, even though I know if I take a break between seasons I normally don't pick up a show again. My memory just isn't strong enough to recall what happened last.
Lots of us are watching the snow fall this week. Where I live, it's more normal than not, but too many citizens are finding themselves snowed in and without power for the first time, and my heart goes out to them. If you are used to the snow, chances are your pets expect it each year, too.
The pandemic may have delayed filming, but Stranger Things 4 is definitely still coming and we had better get our hankies ready. According to multiple sources, including Finn Wolfhard, who portrays Mike Wheeler on the show, the season is set to be the funniest, saddest and darkest season yet.
When we think about poetry in general, plenty of reclusive people come to mind. Emily Dickinson alone is one of the greatest and best known examples. But what about poets forced into isolation due to illness? That's when you get writers like Elizabeth Barrett Browning. A book about the poet suggests that we can learn how to cope with social distancing by following her example.
This year's women's march is going to be online due to Covid-19, which is both great and not so great. All of these virtual events are fantastic because they're so much more inclusive for people to attend, but they also don't have the same visibility that people in numbers have. Maybe in an ideal world, we would have both!
US DOE gets go-ahead to build and test railcar world-nuclear-news.org
Ambient office = 123 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 89 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 86 nanosieverts per hour
Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) is useful for measuring hydrogen isotopes. It requires no preparation of samples and a simple experimental setup can rapidly capture data. However, it is challenging to quantify the concentration of hydrogen with this technique.
Ambient office = 95 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 74 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 73 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient office = 86 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 104 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 106 nanosieverts per hour
