A Noseful

In case you were wondering, yes, there are people who have far too much free time. Here, several of them compete to see who has the roomiest head.

Bacillus thuringiensis

In a recent blog post (https://valleyadvocate.com/blogs/home.cfm?uid=96) I wrote about some of the ferocious worms who compete with me for my corn. I can’t really blame them. All of that biomass must be irresistible. My plants are well over 7 feet tall now and...

When Your Kids Get Depressed

For the past several months I’ve spent a lot of time grappling with heavy emotions. So of course I’ve coincidentally come across a ton of articles about it, like How to Land Your Kid in Therapy by Lori Gottlieb, and Spoiled Rotten by Elizabeth Kolbert....