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January  2009

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Flubber

by Amy Jo Jones

January 15, 2009

There is something about days when school is closed. There are plenty of days when we stay home together, all day, with nothing really to do and nowhere to go that are perfectly fine days. But when it's an unplanned day at home because of a weather event, when going outside is just not possible, it seems like we all go a bit stir crazy. This is one of my favorites- going stir crazy at home- Read more...

The science bag

by Amy Jo Jones

January 14, 2009

This month, Andy Pacheco, an associate professor of chemistry, presents "Eating Ammonia and Breathing Rust: Alien Life Forms of Earth!" at UW Milwaukee's The Science Bag program. "For animals (including us), oxygen is necessary to extract chemical energy from the food they eat," says Pacheco, who will introduce the audience to some bacteria that generate energy in a much stranger way. The Read more...

In sickness and in health

by Amy Jo Jones

January 08, 2009

I will admit, winter is not my favorite season. For many reasons. One of which is the fact that we spend so much time indoors. Both because it limits the amount of exercise everyone in the family is able to enjoy and also because that means we are all cooped up SHARING GERMS. I am a believer in supplments- I take a few and am pleased with the results. My husband is very fond of Elderberry Read more...

In case you missed it..

by Amy Jo Jones

January 05, 2009

I was a guest on Fox 6 Wake Up News on Tuesday December 30th. Yes, the subject was to talk about what to do with your kids during the holiday week and yes, that week is indeed over, but I'm sharing it anyway because it's fun to say.. Oh yes, when I was being interviewed on television.. You can read about the whole thing here on my blog Binkytown . The interview didn't exactly go as Read more...

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