Messing about with empathy
Today is National Wear Your Ears Day. This is intended for everyone to wear their Mickey or Minnie Ears and share your happiness on social media. I don’t usually wear Mickey ears on headbands because I’ve never found one that didn’t give me a headache. However, I do love the look. The best part is…
I learned something cool today. I was listening to the Shortwave podcast and they talked about an online program called Skype a Scientist. It was originally designed for classrooms but they have added a way for families to participate. Is your daughter dinosaur crazy, or does your son want to know everything about caterpillars? Through…
I was listening to 60-Second Science and learned about a helpful website. Covidnearyou.org is a way for everyone to help map the disease. It is run by the Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. All you have to do is click whether you feel good or bad. It is just as vital for you…
Seriously, life back then was the pits, and not just because of the plague. However, if you want to learn more about the Black Death, I have the perfect podcast for you. This is one of my top five, and I save it for my runs so I can savor Patrick Wyman’s storytelling (he has…
Happy Pi Day!!! I’m running 5 miles today, but if I had planned it better, I’d run 3.14 miles. Darn, training plan. However, I’ll celebrate in other ways, like making Irish soda bread (it has a circumference!) If you listened to the Footle and Grok podcast yesterday (I’d love for you to subscribe), you learned…
Happy Friday the 13th. I’m going to keep this short because I have to pet my black kitties and walk under a few ladders in honor of this superstitious day. You’ve probably heard from a lot of people that you should wash your hands often for 20 seconds. Well, if you are curious about how…
I love all animals, but I am glad that I only have cats. My hubby used to be a dog person, like an “all cats should die” dog person. Now he is a cat person! So when he heard about a podcast discussing cat behavior, he sent it to me. Short Wave is a ten-minute,…
I’ve always liked earthquakes. That probably makes me weird, but growing up in Southern California gave me several opportunities to experience some rocking and rolling, which I loved. Of course, none of them were the Big One. Now, I don’t want millions of dollars of property damage to happen and people to die, but the…
I need your input. I’ve been writing the Footle and Grok blog every day since August 2017, and last December, I started the Footle and Grok podcast. For the last 2 1/2 years, the tagline for all things Footle and Grok as been “Messing about with empathy.” This tagline is taken from the definitions of…
Day 20 – Tonight, turn off the TV and everyday lights, and eat by Christmas tree lights. Talk about why this tree is the best tree ever. Yesterday, I wrote about the history of Christmas tree lights, and on my second podcast episode, I talked about the science of Christmas trees. (Have you heard the…