This is wonderful:
Judy Doerr, the science teacher for middle school students at Pawleys Island Christian Academy (PICA), says she is very pleased with this year’s science fair projects.
Hunter Bass, a seventh-grade student, did her project on “Testing Behavioral Incentives.” She talked to preschoolers and teachers to find out if there was a difference in what motivates boys versus girls.
“I found out that boys respond more to prizes, while girls liked hugs more,” Bass said.
She won third place in the Behavioral Science category.
good for her. but can we do better?
Brian Benson, an eighth-grade student who won first place in the Life Science/Biology category for his project “Creation Wins!!!,” says he disproved part of the theory of evolution.
Using a rolled-up paper towel suspended between two glasses of water with Epsom Salts, the paper towel formed stalactites. He states that the theory that they take millions of years to develop is incorrect.
“Scientists say it takes millions of years to form stalactites,” Benson said. “However, in only a couple of hours, I have formed stalactites just by using paper towel and Epsom Salts.”
zing!
a treat for all your senses
it's been 22 weeks since my last post.
in five days i will be moving to my new home. i will have a thousand-plus square feet all to myself. i will be bringing my cactus and mushrooms with me, though, of course, they will live on the back patio. i will probably go insane, but not with as much style as jack torrance.
the man who lives upstairs is from italy. he talks like an italian person in a movie. with the hands, and all that. there is a map of italy on his wall, in case he forgets what it looks like, or to point at when visitors come over (which he did, when i did).
the picture is of some stuff i made out of strawberries and sugar and lemons. you can also see part of my knee. and my keyboard, and my cheap fake wood grain melamine desk.
while cleaning out my closet tonight i found this silk sheet set i bought (four, five?) years ago in suzhou. i've never slept on them. they're still wrapped in the original cheap chinese plastic bags. i wonder if any of the chinese writing on the plastic bags is the equivalent of the "keep away from baby's head" nonsense that is on everything in the united states. maybe it says "keep away flom baby's head, unress it is a girl baby, in which case nobody is really going to give you a hard time."
preemptive firefighting
1-3/4 cups flour
1-1/2 cups sugar
2 tbsp cocoa
3 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
vanilla essence
2 eggs
1 large cup of milk
mix, bake, eat.
weakheart disciples keep weakheart friends
i (terrified) let the one non-work related phone call i've received (in how long?) go to voicemail. i am asking a friend of a friend for the friend's middle name. she lives 3,000 miles away. the voicemail voice was 120 miles north. she was pissed. it's not really possible to slam down the phone when using a mobile, but she did her best.
preinternet credibility
P: Sex with you is really a Kafka-esque experience.
A: Oh. Thank you.
P: I mean that as a compliment.
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