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Yay, spring! 😊 It’s almost here, and the signs are showing. 🌼🌳 Granted, it really didn’t feel like spring at all this week because I had to mummify myself in multiple layers every time I stepped outside, but the world is starting to wake up after its slumber. Buds are starting to bloom, and the cherry blossoms 🌸 are gearing up for their spring debut. Pretty soon their branches will be lush, bold and bright. I hope the weather is nice enough to spend a little time outside there today. I’d love to go for a walk with you. I...

This seems a science joke, but it’s not, has a very definite purpose. Gummy bears under antiparticle fire (via Phys.org): Gelatin is used in the pharmaceutical industry to encapsulate active agents. It protects against oxidation and overly quick release. Tiny pores in the material have a significant influence on this, yet they are difficult to investigate. In experiments on gummy bears, researchers at Technische Universität München (TUM) have now transferred a methodology to determine the free volume of gelatin preparations.

So…what is the Monday Poll? Excellent question! It isn’t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It’s just a list of five more or less random questions I’ve been posting on this blog every Monday morning for the past quadrillion years (since 2007). I love reading your answers, and it helps me get my week off to a good start. 1. Would you rather wear red lipstick or black lipstick? Oh, my goodness. Red lipstick please, and if we’re getting specific, red with a matte finish. 💋 2. Gel or cream? Cream! 3. Some advice...

Serenity meow! As as I’m sure you’re aware, Tabs was a huge advocate for cat-friendly gardening and creativity-stimulating power walks in the great outdoors. He was also the cat who coined the phrase, “purr-fect zen,” to describe the state of becoming one with your garden… While a lot of cats enjoy hanging out in nature, Tabs actually enjoyed gardening. In fact, he grew and harvested his own salads. Obviously, he also drew feline fashion inspiration from flowers throughout his life. 🌺🌻🌹 Of course, his love affair with nature started early, back when he worked a summer job picking zinnias to...

It has been called the greatest inter-species partnership in kitty modeling history — the friendship between Tabs and Gerard, the award-winning Parisian turkey model. It all started when Tabs was recovering from the career-ending tail injury he suffered during the 2006 feline football season when he played for the Mill Valley Wildcats. One day during his rehabilitation, Tabs received a letter from a fan in France who had been following his feline football career. That fan turned out to be Gerard the turkey — yes, the same Gerard who led the PPL (Parisian Poultry League) in goals from 2002-2005. The...