You have probably heard how microbes become resistant to antibiotics. At great expense, an antibiotic is developed, only to have germs (technical medical term) like staph become resistant in just a few years. It’s happening so fast that it’s becoming uneconomical for drug companies to develop new medicines. I’ve just found an interesting NPR
The following review of Sunny and Victor: Best Friends Forever has been posted on the Readers’ Favorite website. https://readersfavorite.com/book-review/sunny-and-victor Reviewed By Hilary Hawkes for Readers’ Favorite Sunny and Victor: Best Friends Forever is a delightful color illustrated children’s book by Bob Welbaum. Little Sunny is a golden furred rabbit whose favorite game is making
Today I’m addressing a very serious question — when should you take down your Christmas tree? Some like to take theirs down on New Year’s Day. As a more practical matter, have it down and at the curb whenever your town comes around to dispose of them. Your religious beliefs may influence your decision. January
January 4th is the birthday of Jacob Grimm of Grimm Fairy Tales fame, Jacob being the elder. He was born in Hanau, Germany in 1785. According to The Writers”Almanac, He and his brother volunteered to help some friends gather oral folktales for a research project. The Grimms did such a great job that one of their friends suggested
I have always seen pictures of the Frankenstein monster, and film clips from various productions, but that was the extent of my exposure. Lately I’ve gotten interested in classic literature (see my earlier piece on The Phantom of the Opera), and decided to read the original novel, Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Wollstonecraft
It came as a shock to me to hear that all rainbows are not the usual kaleidoscope of colors. There are different kinds of rainbows, including some that are almost all red. They are rare, but they can be found. Basically, red rainbows happen when the sun is on the horizon. When the sun
Many people consider autism to be a 20th-century disorder, but an article in the January-February 2016 issue of Smithsonian magazine presents surprising evidence that the condition is much older than that. Entitled “Autism in Early America”, it outlines some possible early cases. There was the Wild Boy of Aveyron, who walked naked out of a
It’s been a while since I’ve posted any original fiction. This story was published at BewilderingStories.com in Issue 612, and was an Editors’ Choice in the 2015 First Quarterly Review. And one of these segments actually happened! The Joy in Forgotten Objects by Bob Welbaum It’s a small, round white stick, made of sturdy
This is an obvious question with what seems to be an obvious answer — why do we get bored? Actually, it’s not that simple. Researchers are studying how and why people get bored, and what the implications are. For example, our economy would be much better off if everyone were fully engaged in their work.
This is one of those stories you check multiple times to make sure you’ve seen it right. I read this on Time magazine’s daily news brief awhile back, and I didn’t believe it either. Basically, here’s what happened — After fertility treatments had produced a son, the couple had a paternity test. Imagine their surprise when
