Category Archives: Just Us

It’s A Hot Time In The ‘Ol Town Tonight

Posted on Wednesday, August 31, 2022 by Paul

Fact: In recent years, the average heat wave in major U.S. urban areas has been about four days long. This is about a day longer than the average heat wave in the 1960s (see Figure 1). The average heat wave season … Continue reading →

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Mix Up Day!

Posted on Tuesday, August 30, 2022 by Paul

Fact: Bell peppers are fruit!  Surprised?  Scientists define fruit as the part of a plant that develops from a flower and has seeds.  So that means bell peppers — along with squash, cucumbers, and pumpkins — are fruits.  It’s up … Continue reading →

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Saturday Was Relaxing

Posted on Saturday, August 27, 2022 by Paul

Fact:  A rat’s teeth grow five inches a year, only maintained by continuous grinding and gnawing to keep from outgrowing the rat’s mouth. We got an early morning delivery.  We needed more construction materials.  Morning is terrific, and its only … Continue reading →

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On The Move!

Posted on Friday, August 26, 2022 by Paul

Fact: 60 million cars are produced every year.  That’s 165,000 a day, 6,875 an hour, and 115 a minute. Alexa went off at 6:00 AM and told us we had to get ready for a doctor’s appointment in Long Beach … Continue reading →

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Not Too Hot Today; Only 85!

Posted on Tuesday, August 23, 2022 by Paul

Fact:  Anteaters have no teeth. Today was hardly describable as we pretty much piddled around the house.  He heard we were going to do some gardening, so Scout brought us a picture he took of himself recently. Scout, the Wonder … Continue reading →

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The Weekend Is Here And We Are Dancing Tonight!

Posted on Friday, August 19, 2022 by Paul

Fact:  First archeological proof of dance comes from India’s nine thousand-year-old cave paintings. Mary’s daughter lost her doggy last night, and it was pretty devastating since it was her first pet loss other own.  Champ was her baby.  We found … Continue reading →

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Hump Day And We Were Busy!

Posted on Wednesday, August 17, 2022 by Paul

Fact:  The bookworms will appreciate this fun fact: Isaac Asimov is the only author to write a book in every Dewey-decimal category. 6:00 AM and Gary is on the job because it will be 90+ degrees today so getting on … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Is Upon Us!

Posted on Tuesday, August 16, 2022 by Paul

Fact: There is a Village Called Dull.  Dull is in Perthshire, Scotland, and to be honest, it does sound quite, er, dull.  There’s only one street of houses and a church!  Slightly less dull is the fact that it’s twinned … Continue reading →

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Getting Down To Work

Posted on Monday, August 15, 2022 by Paul

Fact: Science has a number of different ways of defining time. To cover just a couple: There’s astronomical time, which is measured in relation to how long it takes Earth to rotate on its axis. In astronomical time, a second … Continue reading →

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Hump Day! We Are Off And Running!

Posted on Wednesday, August 10, 2022 by Paul

Fact: Just over 96% of the total amount of the world’s water is held in its oceans, according to Water in Crisis: A Guide to the World’s Fresh Water Resources via the United States Geological Survey (USGS). However, that’s primarily … Continue reading →

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