Category Archives: Learn Something

We should all try to learn something new every day. Nobody ever said it had to be something that is actually worthwhile.

News of the week (or so)

Categories: Books, Education, Learn Something, News, Science & Tech

More headlines and news stories that caught my interest and will probably be brought up in some fashion during small talk some time in the future – space, creativity, language, science, bananas, safaris, a little bit of this, that, and the other. Keep reading

News I found interesting in the last week

Categories: Education, Exercise, Family, Learn Something, News, Science & Tech

I like to peruse the headlines of several different online news sites and read whatever catches my attention. Here’s what caught my attention this past week or so. I know Brett just skims these when I do them, but Brett – you’re mentioned in relation to one, so skim a little closer. Keep reading

News items that caught my eye

Categories: Learn Something, News, Science & Tech

Hydration levels. Giant ring around a gas giant. Giant rockets. Gravity and quantum cats. Intelligent infants. Keep reading

Things we wonder about

Categories: Health, Learn Something

How many Kleenex do you use for a cold? Why does OJ taste so good when you are sick? What would swimming on the moon be like? How do solar flares affect life spans? Is music a universal language? How do you make fuel from waste? Keep reading

It was a good week for my news feed

Categories: Health, Learn Something, News

I learned several interesting things this week about gratitude, dinosaurs, and cancer as I skimmed through the headlines in my news feed and elsewhere. Keep reading

Philology

Categories: Books, Education, Learn Something

Doing vocabulary assignments in school always took me forever because I always got distracted by all the other real cool words in the dictionary. One word I learned recently is “philology.” I should use it more in my life. Keep reading

You can learn a lot from a dummy

Categories: Family, Learn Something

I’ve learned a lot from the internet. I’ve read several forums where people talk about their husbands or their parents or their in-laws and it’s taught me a lot. It’s confirmed to me just how much I have to be grateful for, how blessed I truly am. Keep reading