Year: 2005

Friday Glow Blogging: English Fluorite

English fluorite is one of the brightest of all fluorescent minerals, and this fine, 1″ crystal specimen, illuminated by longwave UV light, is a very nice

Blue: Who Knew?

It’s been far too long since I’ve posted an interesting astronomy photo, and the one below, though subtle, is very beautiful.

The image is of Saturn’s

Mike’s Simple Hi-Tech Glossary

Based on recent comments and observations, I’ve come to realize that many of the acronyms encountered in the online world aren’t as well known as as many

Potatoes Sheryl

I don’t normally post two recipes back to back, but I created my version of the classic cheesy potato dish tonight, and it was so good, and so easy, I figured

Monkey Bread

I made this scrumptious dessert over a week ago, and decided to share the recipe before I forgot. This is an extremely good variation of the classic cinnamon

Friday Glow Blogging: Wernerite

This nicely cut piece of Wernerite is from Canada. It’s about 3 inches long and glows a very bright yellow under long-wave UV light.