I scammed hand washing as a kid. I turned on the cold water, without soap, played at washing my hands for about five seconds, and declared myself done. Of course, that doesn’t actually get rid of germs, but it’s hard for kids to understand how something invisible can make any kind of real difference. Why … Continue reading »
Y’all know I’ve been fairly grumpy about this Texas summer’s heat, but maybe it’s been worthwhile. Yesterday, August 24th, set the weather record in Austin, Texas for the number of 100+ days at 70 degrees. That record will be broken today, then tomorrow, and so forth for the next couple of weeks. Brutal as it’s … Continue reading »
Not sure why, but for some reason my little brain has always associated the name Fannie Farmer with candies. Am I the only one? Of course, Fannie May makes the confections, not Fannie Farmer. But until recently I couldn’t have told you the difference. Silly me. Miss Farmer’s name showed up on a scout’s list of … Continue reading »
Starting off the New Year with bang, or rather, a fizz, for my next badge work, I’m in the kitchen making polymers. What is a polymer? I didn’t know either, so I looked it up. A polymer is a chain of molecules. We find them in everyday life, perhaps in the form of a rubbery … Continue reading »
My time in the kitchen is generally relegated to two things: grabbing a snack, or passing through it to get from one room to the next. But this simple “kitchen science” experiment meant little more than boiling up some water to cook up some crystals, and I’ve gotta say — it was fun (and easy)! … Continue reading »
