CURIOSITIES IN SCIENTIFIC NAMING

(Image of Phialella zappai from here) The jellyfish Phialella zappai was named by Ferdinando Boero as part of his plan to get to meet Frank Zappa. "There is nothing I'd like better than having a jellyfish named after me," Zappa replied. And so they met. (The long story, well worth a read, here.)Binomial nomenclature is not supposed to be humorous. Yet a few odd scientific names slip by the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. Entomologists seem bugged by congenital punning. At least one marine biologist favored magic. This list...

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ANTARCTICA UNDERWATER

Huge forests of nasty-tasting kelps, plus soft corals, sponges, tunicates, and really really cold water....

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Woodworking Wednesdays Link Party

Welcome to Grover Woodworks first weekly Link Party.  I hope that you will share your projects with us.I know I really enjoy seeing what everyone is doing.The Party is open until Sunday 4/4/2010 at 11:59pm. From Grover Woodworks Here is a Coffee Table that I made out of 2x4s. <a border="0" href="http://groverwoodworks.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i813.photobucket.com/albums/zz56/groverwoodworks/wwwed.jpg" /></a> Here are the Rules:1. Select any project that you created using any...

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My Family

Over the weekend we celebrated my Papa’s 80th Birthday!!!! I love family parties!!!!!!!!!!!!! While we were all together, we celebrated my husband’s and brother’s birthday and my sister’s engagement!  It was so nice to see everyone.  Getting together with my family is one of my FAVORITE things to do in the whole world. I am the oldest of 11 children.  That’s right, 11! Here is a picture of all of us  form this summer.   I always get lot of questions after I tell someone that.  They usually ask me these questions...

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Women In Woodworking

Everywhere I turn I see nothing but men involved in the art/craft of woodworking.  This hobby/craft/profession seems to be a male dominated one.  I’m not sure I totally understand it especially after introducing my wife to a miter saw during one of our recent projects a Shutter Mirror.  For all you men out there if your wife even remotely expresses an interest in woodworking I HIGHLY, is that emphatic enough, recommend you taking her out to the shop and letting her try her hands at any of your hand or power tools.  When I showed...

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5 Drawer Dresser Makeover/Refurbish | Painted and Knobbed

I finally got back to the dresser I was restoring and refinishing.  I am a little spastic when it comes to projects.  I like to have too many going on at once.  In an effort to reduce the number of projects outstanding and make my wife happy by providing the furniture she has been asking for I am focusing on a few quick wins.  The Dresser being the first.  I spent some time on and off today in the shop and was able to get the dresser in some color.  It is called Java Brown it’s an interior latex from Lowe’s. ...

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