Tales from the Raven

I found an article (sorry – the link is eluding me) about the possibility of hot-blooded dinosaurs.  While the study didn’t make any firm statements, the jist of it is that some dinosaurs may have used thermal inertia to keep their body temperature up, just as alligators, Komodo dragons, and Galapagos tortoises do today.  This would be [...]

Today I worked on the next rewrite of my Takers story.  I’ve settled on the new ending (well, sort of) and figured out other background details that were messing up the plot.  Now if I could just settle on a good title . . .

What about us brunettes?  My dh sent me a link which claims redheads have more sex than women of other hair colors.  My hubby’s motive in sending this may have been to tweak me about the time in college when I had red hair (it runs in my family) which looked pretty natural against my [...]

I went looking on the net for info on my elbows today, because mine have caught my attention.  I took a large-ish patch of skin off of each when practicing my elbow hits on the dummy in the workout room.  He looked none the worse for the wear, but I’m whining every other move I make.
Elbows get a [...]

Ever dreamed of having your own private escape route underground?  I did.  In my childhood fantasies the tunnels were a private escape from the prying eyes of parents and siblings.  My tunnels had all the allure of my own kingdom, and of course they were the cool kind of tunnels that never caved in, leaked, or attracted [...]

This article on happenings in Cryobiology has all kinds of potential for speculative fiction plots.  Tonight I’ll have to grab a cup of hot cocoa to keep back the frost bite and indulge in a brain storm.

I happened across a ‘portrait contest winner’ at Scholastic that is a pretty good tale.  The girl who wrote the winning story is reportedly thirteen, and gave it a fun little twist.  An entertaining piece, it can also serve as an admonition: Never leave your diary unsigned.

I think I’ve found the new place I’ll be training with.  It’s a new style of martial arts for me – based off of Muay Thai – but it’s a killer work out and has concievable practical value. 
Today I couldn’t decide if I should puke or pass out, but I was ready with a grin [...]

We visited the Lemur Center at Duke University this past Friday.  The primates were fascinating, and the guide was helpful. 
What I found funny, though, was that the more I heard of the lengths taken to care for the lemurs, and walked around the extensive forest and enclosures, the more I wanted me very own lemur for [...]

Getting started with HTML has a nice guide for those of us that are new to all this. 
I also found problogger to be a most helpful site were I spent a lot of time.  Thanks, Darren!
Richard Giles has a great article on attracting traffic to a site, and there’re some great practical tips here by Biz [...]