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Wednesday Wanderings: Archaeological Looting, Special Hugo presenter, LEGO Gummies (!), and a Book that Can Purify Water

~ M.A. Kropp

Looting of important archaeological sites is a global problem. A team of scientists in Scotland are targeting the issue: Saving Artifacts Even with all the brouhaha over this year's Hugo awards, the show did go on. With one special presenter: Hugo Presentation LEGO Gummy Candies? Yes, please!: LEGO Gummies A book that can purify water: … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: Archaeological Looting, Special Hugo presenter, LEGO Gummies (!), and a Book that Can Purify Water

Wednesday Wanderings: Pretty Pictures, More Fillion and Muppets, Cumberbatch Does Smaug, and Halloween Craftiness

~ M.A. Kropp

Some beautiful photos from The Guardian. The first one is stunning: Guardian Photos Remember the video I posted last week of Miss Piggy getting a bit distracted by Nathan Fillion? There are two more, and it seems that little flirtation got a bit escalated: Kermit Oh, Nathan! We know that Benedict Cumberbach is awesome. No, … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: Pretty Pictures, More Fillion and Muppets, Cumberbatch Does Smaug, and Halloween Craftiness

Wednesday Wanderings: Monolith Found Underwater, Time Lapse Earth Video, Miss Piggy Gets Distracted, and Dr. Who Season 9 Trailer

~ M.A. Kropp

A stone monolith, which may be 10,000 years old, has been discovered underwater in the Sicillian Channel: Monolith Dmitry Pisanko took publicly available footage from the ISS and made this rather lovely time lapse video of the Earth from space: Earth Video We were all devastated by the announced break-up of Kermit the Frog and … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: Monolith Found Underwater, Time Lapse Earth Video, Miss Piggy Gets Distracted, and Dr. Who Season 9 Trailer

Wednesday Wanderings: If the US Declared War on Itself, Loki Argues with Kids, Avengers in Their Spare Time, and EM Drive Possible?

~ M.A. Kropp

This is kind of long, and detailed, but I thought it was fascinating, especially for a writer. If you want to write an apocalyptic final days set in the US, this might come in handy: If the US Declared War on Itself Even Loki should know better: Loki Argues with Kids Some are better than … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: If the US Declared War on Itself, Loki Argues with Kids, Avengers in Their Spare Time, and EM Drive Possible?

Wednesday Wanderings: Storm Clouds, Easter Island Bodies, Where Are the Aliens, and Life Advice from Over Sixty

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Amazing video of the beauty of powerful storm clouds: Storm Clouds Those huge stone heads on Easter Island have bodies, too: Easter Island Statues Are we really alone out there? If not, where are all the aliens? This article takes a look at some of the possible explanations: Alien Life? Twenty Pieces of Advice from … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: Storm Clouds, Easter Island Bodies, Where Are the Aliens, and Life Advice from Over Sixty

Wednesday Wanderings: Garden of Sound, Marvel Dogheroes, Steampunk LEGOs, and 50 Greatest Sci-Fi TV Shows

~ M.A. Kropp

This Garden of Sound is pretty cool. It must have taken a while to do all that: Hokkaido Show Garden Marvel Superheroes as dogs? Oh, yeah! IronChihuahua is just great!: Marvel Superdogs Steampunk fan? Check out these LEGO steampunk designs built from scratch: LEGO Steampunk A list of the 50 greatest science fiction shows ever. … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: Garden of Sound, Marvel Dogheroes, Steampunk LEGOs, and 50 Greatest Sci-Fi TV Shows

Wednesday Wanderings: Another Earth?, Border Photos, Amethyst Hotel, and Body Farms

~ M.A. Kropp

Breaking Space News! NASA to announce discovery of a potential second Earth on Thursday: Kepler Discovery There are some pretty interesting borders between countries out there. Here are some photos: Borders China is building a hotel modeled after an amethyst geode. It's pretty: Amethyst Hotel There are six forensic study "body farms" in the US … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: Another Earth?, Border Photos, Amethyst Hotel, and Body Farms

Wednesday Wanderings: Underwater Street Views, Stonehenge Discoveries, Alone Time, and S.H.I.E.L.D. Dubsmash

~ M.A. Kropp

Google now has underwater street views: Underwater Street Views This was originally posted last year, but it's still fascinating. Lots of stuff being discovered at Stonehenge: Stonehenge We all hear the we need to spend some time alone, and here are ten benefits of doing just that: Alone Time And, finally, from San Diego Comic … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: Underwater Street Views, Stonehenge Discoveries, Alone Time, and S.H.I.E.L.D. Dubsmash

Wednesday Wanderings: Fascinating Crystal Behavior, Writing on a Train, Sit-Down Meals v. Fast Food, and Creatively Pretty Class Notes

~ M.A. Kropp

This is pretty interesting, even if it did get a bit technical (for me, anyway). And may help explain more about black holes: SmB6 Crystal We all know about writer's retreats, but how about one on a train? Writer's on Trains This article is kind of interesting, despite the flaws in the collection of the … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: Fascinating Crystal Behavior, Writing on a Train, Sit-Down Meals v. Fast Food, and Creatively Pretty Class Notes

Wednesday Wanderings: Thor Fumbles, Bird Language, Summer Salads, and Help Kids Photograph Nature

~ M.A. Kropp

Even the God of Thunder has his moments. "I meant to do that!" God of Butterfingers Scientists may be learning how early hominids developed language. With the help of birds: Bird Language Need some new ideas for fresh salads for those hot summer days when you just don't want to do a lot of cooking? … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: Thor Fumbles, Bird Language, Summer Salads, and Help Kids Photograph Nature