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Science in the Rockies

Mamacita says:  I’m in Colorado at Steve Spangler’s Science in the Rockies
It hasn’t even officially begun yet, but already I’m having an AWESOME TIME!  Steve and his staff are absolutely wonderful, and I know that the actual seminar will be fun, fun, FUN – not to mention enlightening.  I’m serious; everyone I’ve met has been [...]

Ten Things Tuesday

Mamacita says:
1. By the time most of you read this, I’ll be in Colorado at Science in the Rockies, having a fantastic time, learning incredible things, meeting amazing people,  and collecting unbelievable swag.  There are a lot of people in Colorado whom I love dearly;  CALL ME!
2.  My feet are killing me.
3.  It’s [...]

Steve Spangler’s Biggest Fan: Mamacita

Mamacita says: Everybody knows by now that I’m a huge Steve Spangler fanatic, and I won’t try to deny it. Steve Spangler has done more for science education than any standardized program ever has or ever could do. Perhaps part of the problem with our public schools is that everything must be [...]

Please Don’t Let Your Dog Hump My Leg; I Find It Disgusting

I’m actually allergic to dog dander, and bird dander. (the bird dander horror story will come later.) Whenever I visit someone who has a dog, the dog is as attracted to me as a paperclip is to a magnet. It’s as though the pheromones of terror are giving out “you can [...]

Perfect Post, July 2008: Steve Spangler

I am nominating Steve Spangler’s “How The Mentos Geyser Works” for a July Perfect Post Award.
All over YouTube there are videos of people dropping Mentos into big bottles of Diet Coke and running away screaming with laughter as the liquid shoots high into the sky like a, well, geyser. Old Faithful, indeed! Steve [...]