L.E. Carmichael's Blog, page 59
March 27, 2014
Amy’s Marathon of Books: Nix Minus One, by Jill MacLean
Title: Nix Minus One Author: Jill MacLean Publisher: Pajama Press ISBN: 9781927485255 Book Source: purchased from the author (who is a friend of mine) at the launch Province: Newfoundland Synopsis (from publisher’s website): Nix Humbolt doesn’t talk much. Though at […]
March 24, 2014
The Reports of My Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
Although there were several days when death, or at least, unconsciousness, seemed like a much better alternative than continuing to experience the virus from Hades. This was me for the last two weeks: only I was considerably less attractive, due […]
March 3, 2014
Donald Duck Just Blew My Mind
I can’t post the video here because it was illicitly uploaded to YouTube, but I highly recommend you take 6.5 minutes to watch this Disney Cartoon in which Donald Duck explains some exceptionally cool math relating to the Golden Mean (also […]
March 1, 2014
Just Keep Swimming, Just Keep Swimming….
Deadline on Monday and a field trip for the photography class I’m taking mean something’s gotta give, and this weekend it’s the blog. I’ve got a guest post up at Sci/Why, though, a blog packed full of science geekery, if […]
February 27, 2014
Amy’s Marathon of Books: Half Brother, by Kenneth Oppel
Title: Half Brother Author: Kenneth Oppel Publisher: HarperCollins ISBN: 9781554688128 Book source: review copy from publisher that’s been sitting on my shelf since I worked for Chapters in 2010* Province: British Columbia Synopsis (from Chapters’ website): When Ben Tomlin’s mother brings home his “new […]
February 24, 2014
Shakespeare Meets Science
Instead of Romeo and Juliet, my 10th grade English teacher made us read Shakespeare’s Richard III. These days about all I remember is “A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse,” and that creepy Elizabethan belief that wicked souls […]
February 22, 2014
What I Wish I Was Doing Right Now
Instead, I’m up to my neck in revisions and photo research for my next project, I signed up for a web conference that I don’t have time to actually take, and my filing cabinet has exploded all over my floor. […]
February 20, 2014
Random Acts of Irony: Mythic Moose
So Tech Support was working up in Cape Breton and called me while driving* the Cabot Trail. Me: (jealously) Seen any good animals this trip? Tech Support: (ranty) You know, everywhere I’ve stopped people keep saying “Oh, watch out for […]
February 17, 2014
The Shallow End of the Gene Pool: Dogs and Disease
Many dog lovers are aware of the problems with purebreds. “Pure breeding” involves mating animals with desirable characteristics within the same breed of dog, be they chihuahuas or golden retrievers. These closed gene pools lead to inbreeding, which increases the […]
February 15, 2014
I Just Don’t Understand Why People Think I Like Foxes…
Three people shared this video with me on Facebook this week, and since I am sick right now, and most of my coherent thoughts are drowning in the sloshiness inside my sinuses, I’m passing it on. This fox is not […]
