Zombie Thur sdays is a weekly feature with guest blogger, Miranda. You can read more about her here . It's Thursday again, so that means it is time for zombies! I've been checking out the responses to the Pie survey, and it seems as if people want to hear about some zombie science, but also just some zombie musings in general. So today, I will briefly chat about something that came to mind for me, and please feel free to chime in on the comments section. I live in Chicago and usually by this time of the year we've gotten a bunch of snow already. Today is January 12th and Chicago is getting its first real snow of the year. January 12th. That's insane! To make matters more depressing, yesterday the temperature topped off near 50 degrees. Oh, Mother Nature. I guess I really can't complain too much because we've gotten a free pass so far. It's really only snowed once this season, and nothing actually stuck to the ground. Cars buried on Lakeshore Drive during the...

We all have those little things on the internet that crack us up; I'm no different. There's a lot out there that gets me into a giggle fit. Things that Amuse Me will be an irregular feature where I'll share these things with you. I love new features. What can we expect? A hodge podge of things. One day it might a link, other times it might be a paragraph explaining why I laughed like a loon during Casablanca*. No matter what, it'll be something short and sweet. It'll also probably be way more insight into my brain than you need**. Are we getting one today? You bet your ass you are! Today it's all about the spoofs on the periodic table. Like this: Image courtesy of Shalotka at deviantart. Or this: Image courtesy of The Big Picture . Or this: Image courtesy of Woman's Day . What fake science-y thing amuses you? Don't forget to enter to win a signed copy of Jenna and Jonah's Fauxmance ! * True story. ** But it's my blo...

Zombie Thursdays is a weekly feature with guest blogger, Miranda. You can read more about her here . I'm starting off the evening with a bad pun... "fun guys" versus "fungi?" Har har har! Although my titling skills may not be the greatest, the basis for my bad joke is actually pretty awesome! Last week, I focused on how a zombie apocalypse might begin on May 21 of this year. Although unlikely, I suppose it could be a possibility. Well, this week (and probably next week) I am focusing on other *real* zombie cases that while they remain at a small level now, they may grow, mutate, and expand to infect humans someday. And then we should all panic. I was straightening up my house today and noticed a sure sign of spring/summer-- an ant was crawling around! Ants are super annoying because you never have to deal with just one. There are always about five thousand more following behind the one or two you kill. In fact, certain types of ants can have colonies that ...