A Celebration of Mundanity

Timarcha tenebricosa A lumbering, flightless leaf beetle, often seen plodding across paths or through grass. In this case, he was fighting against the stiff breeze on the top of a cliff on the…

Out of all the outcomes that we had been hypothesizing about, none of them came close to how it was all resolved. It was over an incident that had occurred months ago and things went all pear shaped.…

I really enjoyed watching the Dr. Who season finale, it wasn't disappointing. Following it up with always watching "Dr. Who Confidential" I love seeing just how proud every one who is involved in the…

Well, for the second year in a row, Mark and I will not be at my family picnic. This year will mark 35 years of this tradition, held at my aunt (my dad's sister) and uncle's home. We're probably…

I realized that I've been asked quite a bit about my job recently and have sent out many an email explaining what it is I actually do, that this would make an excellent post. I often feel I get the…

Our neighbor's tree back home was struck by lightning AGAIN, and the enormous branch off the sixty year old oak tree missed hitting our house AGAIN! We are very lucky our house wasn't damaged in…

It's National Insect Week in the UK this week. For our part, there will be an open house on Thursday and Friday afternoon from 12:30-4:30. Come see what entomologists at the Natural History Museum…

Here it is, the longest day of the year, getting 18 hours and 13 minutes of daylight. Note that I said daylight and not sunlight, it is so dark and gloomy outside today. It would be one thing if was…

My first week as a curator is finished. I. Love. My. Job. I feel like I don't have enough hours in the day to get all that I want to get done, done (but want to leave at a reasonable time so I…

Now that I'm working full time, I must report, that although I don't care for getting up so early, the commute is moderately better. By taking trains during peak hours, they are more frequent and…