The end of August. We’ve had some rainstorms over the summer. All across the United States. And when they come along, we always say, “Everybody out of the pool.” That’s because of lightning. It is smart to say that. You see, a bolt of lightning can reach temperatures around 50,000°F (27,700°C). That’s roughly five times […]

First this, before the blog: Well friends. My good, good friends here at Polly Goggles.   I’ve been at this blog, every day (with a few minor exceptions) for 16 solid years now.  That’s a long time.   It happens every once in a while.  I get to a point where I feel like things

The Man in the Donut Shop By Linda Stowe Today’s blog spoke about noticing the small joys in life, and I found myself thinking about that while prepping vegetables. What rose to the top was not a small joy exactly, but something more fundamental: I have all my faculties. I can think clearly, reason things

I think they are cousins. The Pillsbury Dough Boy and the Muffin Man. Maybe the Gingerbread Man too. Anyway. I have a story about one of them. This happened before most houses had ovens in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Back then, street hawkers sold muffins door-to-door as snack bread.  The nursery rhyme

Gaze Detection By Linda Stowe Did you ever feel like someone was looking at you? Most of us have, but we’re either not sure or we don’t know what to do about it. Coming right out and asking someone—especially a stranger—if they’re looking at you is awkward. So instead, you might glance their way now

What is this? Sex changes without an operation?That’s right. You see, in our grand world, there are many animals that can change their sex. Apparently, in the animal kingdom, it’s not that unusual to start out as one sex and end up as another. In fact, thousands of species have evolved this amazing capability. “Oh.

We all have fears. Every one of us. That is because fear is a natural human emotion. In short, fear is the brain’s way of protecting us. Most of the time, it serves us well. Like when you are up on some mountain somewhere, and you get near a cliff. Seeing the incredible drop to

The pools will be closing soon. Labor Day is approaching. Lots of people have been in all sorts of water this summer, all over the world. From pools to lakes to streams. They’ve seen it all. Unfortunately, many people die each year from drowning. They estimate that 4,000 to 4,500 people die from unintentional drowning