• Today’s Adorable Amphibian: Paedophryne Amauensis

    by  • February 21, 2012 • 0 Comments

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    As National Geographic so eloquently puts it, here’s “the smallest known animal with a backbone”. These tiny guys of Papua New Guinea can jump 30x the length of their own bodies, and their calls are such a high pitch they’re barely audible to humans. But the main lesson for us? Froggy has a backbone…....

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    Friday is Why Day

    by  • February 17, 2012 • 1 Comment

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    “Kim, why don’t you ever give us candy?” That’s a GREAT question! And a great idea, anonymous person! Let’s give away some candy. Why? Because it’s LEAP YEAR, and this is LEAP MONTH! According to the trusted source of Wikipedia, leap day is added to our calendar every 4 years as a corrective measure....

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    Today’s Adorable Amphibian: the Ornate Horned Frog

    by  • February 17, 2012 • 0 Comments

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    I’ve neglected the Adorable Amphibians category. Therefore, to make it up to you, here’s this guy: the ADORABLE Ornate Horned Frog. Don’t you just want to squeeze him? All credit for the photo and the find goes to WeirdWorm, where they wrote the following: We were going to try to avoid any easy jokes...

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    From Pinterest to….. Olioboard.

    by  • February 10, 2012 • 0 Comments

    Happy Friday! Here’s another concept to wrap your head around…. Olioboard.   Have you heard of it? While being a skeptic and reluctant adopter, I admit that I’m drawn to Olioboard. I’m not an expert at it — but I’m experimenting. As you can see here: Fancy, right? Yes, I’m self-taught. While Olioboard seems...

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