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I am a community college instructor in Biology that loves to read books, listen to music and watch movies. I have seen over 1400s films and I have a definite opinion on most all films that I see.

The genre of books that I read include the supernatural (vampire/witches/werewolf

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Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Juno: 2 of 40
I was fortunate enough to secure a ticket to AMC's Oscar Best Picture all day extravaganza. This is where they play all 5 best picture nominated films back to back. Juno was the only comedy among the best picture nominees. And I found this movie to be the most entertaining of the best picture nominated films. It has a solid s... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Religion & Spirituality (Other) Can intelligent design be considered a science: 2 of 29
As a biologist and a biology teacher, I don't think Intelligent design can be considered a science. It simply cannot be subjected to the same rigors of science that scientific hypotheses can. Scientists, contrary to popular belief, do not just make up theories and try to prove them. They are subject to the scientific method w... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: No Country For Old Men: 3 of 39
I was fortunate enough to secure a ticket to AMC's Oscar Best Picture all day extravaganza. This is where they play all 5 best picture nominated films back to back. No County For Old Men is in my opinion the most Oscar worthy (although I thought Juno was the most entertaining). The acting was excellent, the storyline interest... More..
Arts & Humanities > Ancient History Greek goddesses: Hera: 2 of 24
Hera is the queen of the Gods and the wife of Zeus (as well as his sister). She is the matron Goddess presiding over the family, hearth, and home. She also presides or blesses marriage and weddings which is why June or Juno's (Hera's Roman name) month is a popular time to get married.Hera was a catalyst for many of the most i... More..
Pets & Animals > Vets & Pet Health Rabies: Symptoms and treatment: 1 of 10
Rabies is a viral disease that is fairly prevalent in the United States. Although it is difficult to diagnose rabies in humans, it is treatable through preventative rabies vaccines and PEP medical treatment. Rabies is a neurological disease which causes inflammation or swelling of the brain and ultimately death if not treated... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US News Aqua Dots toys recalled for possibly containing date rape drug: Your reactions: 3 of 19
The issue here is not only of that of the Aqua dots, and were this an isolated incident I don't know that I would care as much-I would chalk it up to an isolated incident. But the aqua dots are the most recent in a string of items that are harmful coming out of China. First, we have poisoned pet food, then items with lead bas... More..
Sciences > Cellular Biology Meiosis explained: 2 of 10
Meiosis is the complex two part process of cellular division that creates sex cells or gametes (notably sperm and eggs). Meiosis is important because it has a chromosome reduction phase that halves the chromosome number in the gametes so that the number of chromosomes in an organism will not double in each generation. It also... More..
Sciences > Zoology The diet and feeding habits of the wolverine: 2 of 10

I remember reading about a wolverine when I was very young. In a book about a dog, by possibly Jim Kjelgaard, a young boy and his dog stranded alone in a cabin. When a wolverine comes down the chimney, yes I said down the chimney in order to get at the boy and the dog. Of course, the dog saves his boy and the book goes on fro... More..
Arts & Humanities > American Literature Book reviews: Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, by Lisa See: 1 of 5
"Snow Flower and the Secret Fan" is a beautiful poignant tale about the lives of two Chinese women, Lily and Snow Flower. These girls are the same age, but were born to two different classes. Snow Flower from the upper classes and Lily from the more middle class. They enter into a relationship together that is called an Old S... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Haiku: 71 of 300
SilhouetteSilhouette in theTree filtered golden light, warmEyes melting my soul. More..