Self-tutoring about health: the tutor looks into the danger of salmonella. Today my younger son asked if, and how, salmonella can be life-threatening. The question is apropos, since nowadays we’re not meant to eat raw eggs. Moreover, raw chicken needs …
Self-tutoring about yard repairs: the tutor mentions Gorilla Super Glue. This time of year, here on Vancouver Island, outdoor wood seldom dries out. Yet, sometimes repairs are best handled with glue. How to accomplish it, when often a glue needs …
Self-tutoring about radiation: the tutor mentions UV in terms of ionizing. I mention ionizing vs non-ionizing radiation back in my post from Nov 10. The basic concept is that ionizing radiation can damage molecules in the body without your feeling …
Self-tutoring about weather: the tutor mentions a phenomenon he’s rarely witnessed, but undoubtedly did this evening. Thundersnow is real – it just happened here. Lightning has flashed twice – the first seemingly as close as if a person was taking …
Self-tutoring about various periods of year: the tutor reflects about November. Even when I was a kid, November I realized as unique. It was day by day, without expectation. September was still summer, exciting because of a new class. As …
Self-tutoring about how some things go unnoticed: the tutor reflects…. I picked the apples from the tree in the backyard perhaps around seven weeks ago, receiving about 30lb – not bad for a small backyard tree. Its leaves were still …
Self-tutoring about cooking quick-fixes: the tutor mentions one he used. One of my sons likes garlic bread, while the other doesn’t. Today the one who does like it, asked if I could make some to have with dinner. I proofed …
Self-tutoring about people from the past: the tutor reflects…. One premise that continues to fascinate me is that of people who recur in the same scenario, whether it’s days, weeks, or months since you last saw them. In my late …
Self-tutoring about radiation: the tutor mentions ionizing and non-ionizing. Non-ionizing radiation isn’t powerful enough to dislodge electrons from a molecule or atom. It’s the safer of the two kinds of radiation to be around. Even heat is non-ionizing radiation. Ionizing …
Self-tutoring about the fauna on Vancouver Island: the tutor mentions wolverines. Indeed, wolverines have lived on Vancouver Island. While sightings haven’t been reported since the early 1990s, their presence here is still possible. Source: ibis.geog.ubc.ca