March 2019

Remember back when Russia hacking the election was such a scandal but now it's just a normal everyday occurence? "OMG such a troll," is a random comment seen daily in many a social media feed but the reality is that these trolls are still very much in business when it comes to hacking U.S. politics and not much is being done about it.

Now that springtime is here, you may have the urge to cover every surface with springy crafts, bright spring colors (or pastels... you do you) and little chicks and rabbits. Yay! Kites always remind me of springtime, and with the release of Mary Poppins on DVD it's the perfect time to make and fly kites... and hang up kite crafts.

When it comes to Family Guy (and any of our favorite shows, really; I could definitely do this for Parks and Recreation or Supernatural), many of us could easily think of our favorite episode. We could also probably come up with our least favorite one on the spot while we're at it! But how many of us have ever really put a list together rating our top five or ten favorites against our top five or ten most hated episodes?

Soil prep is probably the most important thing to plan when it comes to your garden. We all love to peruse those Baker Seed catalogs and visualize the most unique heirloom veggies in our plot, but really none of it's possible without the be best soil. I've talked before about how I try to incorporate my own compost and hen manure, but I ran across this post and was so inspired by all of the great ideas at Wellness Mama.

Plenty of movies have explored just why time travel isn't possible, but at the rate of technological development in our time, who really knows? Maybe it will be commonplace, or regulated by FEMA someday. This team of physicists wanted to prove it could be done for just a single particle, for not even a full second, and even though yes, they were able to prove that it's possible, it's not likely at all through real life application.

My heart dropped into my gut when I read about these beluga whales and orcas being held in "whale jails" off the Pacific Coast of Russia. It might be illegal, is currently being investigated by prosecutors and has only been captured by drone footage. We don't know why the 100+ animals are being contained this way but it's likely that they'll be sold to marine theme parks in China. Apparently the company had permission to capture 13 animals for educational purposes but they've obviously lied and gone well above and beyond that number.

Bone broth used to be so simple and cheap to make. There were butchers who readily gave away bones to people who wanted to use them to make broth or even give to pets (note: always check first because many bones, particularly chicken bones, are not safe for dogs!), but now that bone broth is such a trend with so many potential health benefits, it doesn't come as cheaply. The best way is really to just buy your meat bone-in and then make your own broth when with your bones when you de-bone if you want to save money.

When I got the notification saying that Caraval was in at the library after being on hold for weeks, I was quite excited. I'd heard great things about Stephanie Garber's book, especially from fans of The Night Circus who had said that it had a similar feeling to it, and I couldn't wait to dive in.