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Nerd Knowledge: What is science, really?

April 10, 2019
Science is based on fact, not opinions or preferences. The methodology of science is designed to challenge ideas through exploration and experimentation.

Is bringing your own food to the movies illegal or just awful?

April 10, 2019
Dear Aunt Gabby...my mom likes to bring food inside the theater; And what can I do to get my mom off my back about letting my cat out at night?

Nature Knows Best: Meet the “Green Thumb Chieftains”

April 10, 2019
Sapulpa Schools Superintendent Robert Armstrong commended Shawna Keizer, saying "this is one example of a dedicated staff member who wants to go above and beyond for her students and reach out and do something far beyond the scope of her job."

Nerd Knowledge: What is the “Cloud”?

April 4, 2019
Cloud computing is ubiquitous these days. Even Sapulpa Times uses it!

Do you remember…Research before Google?

April 4, 2019
I spent many long hours doing homework and term papers at a place you might remember...the library.

Nature Knows Best: the importance of pruning, in farming and in life

April 3, 2019
As I was fighting those mean old dead vines today I was also praying that anything in my heart that needs to be dealt with would be revealed.

Nerd Knowledge: How do meteorologists predict the weather?

March 27, 2019
Some of the first weather analysis and forecasting methods came from Aristotle around 2,400 years ago in 340 B.C. He organized his thoughts in a formal document titled “Meteorologica,”  in which he observed and distinguished Fire, Air, Water, and Earth as four elements that caused “events in this world.” Today, weather forecasting has come a…

Nature Knows Best: Spring is in the air

March 27, 2019
I am writing this on the first day of spring. So many of us are looking forward to the change of season but along with the change of weather can come seasonal allergies after we have hopefully avoided colds and the flu. I remember in Georgia, watching the Slash Pine trees release massive amounts of…

Nerd Knowledge: How does GPS even work?

March 22, 2019
At one time it was nothing more than science fiction. Now, GPS has become a staple of our everyday travel. But how does it actually work?

Unemployed and hopeless; hopping mad at my med shortage

March 22, 2019
Dear Aunt Gabby, My name is Ethan. I am tired of my life. My life is hopeless. I have no romantic relationship, I have no job, I have been unemployed for a year and I am not a famous artist making top dollars from selling my art. My life is just going down the drain…
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