Garn Tries a Zoom Call for Work
“I’m not using the video option,” Garn groused as he sat down in front of his not-so-good friend Carol’s laptop. “You have disfigured me with your poor hair-cutting skills.” Carol…
Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic
Where I work, we’re always reflecting on lessons learned, so that has gotten me to thinking about what has the COVID-19 pandemic taught us? There are several articles and commentaries…
Why do colors seem more vivid on cloudy days?
JdM recently asked: ‘Why is it that colors seem more vivid on cloudy or overcast days?’ This is a great question and sort of a nice compensation for not having…
Garn Gets a Quarantine Haircut
“I still don’t know why I keep coming back to this cursed planet,” Garn the magnificent groused as his friend Carol settled a bath towel around his shoulders. “This is…
How Vaccines Work
Happy Wednesday, Friends. Monday’s post discussed how viruses enter cells, which I admit is pretty scary. However, never fear. Viruses and other pathogens have been around since the dawn of…
How Viruses Enter Cells
JdM recently asked Garn how viruses entered cells. Garn is still sulking after a not-entirely successful haircut, so I agreed to answer this question for him. Check out this Friday’s…
Garn and Gral Ponder Earth Social Media
Gral the Steadfast found himself with a few hours to fill on Talon III, so he stepped into an eating establishment next to the Interplanetary Portal Station. The planet was…
I, Robot? You, Robot? Part 2
Image by Pete Linforth from Pixabay Happy Wednesday! On Monday, I wrote about exoskeleton robots that can help people with spinal cord injuries (or neuro-muscular diseases like multiple sclerosis) walk.…
I, Robot? You, Robot? Part I
Image by Pete Linforth from Pixabay I was watching one of the Terminator movies with my Dear Husband not terribly long ago and it got me to thinking about the…
Garn Helps with Home Schooling
“I wish I’d never agreed to return to Earth with you.” Garn the Magnificent grumbled. “Well, you were struck by a fit of volunteerism,” his Earth friend Sandy reminded him.…