Feb 022012
 
 February 2, 2012  Posted by at 16:04 Crash Test Baby, The science of Machiavelli Id Tagged with: , , , ,  No Responses »
First Signs of Spring [Photo]

We found little flowers blooming over the road on our long walk yesterday. Despite the current cold snap [do you see how many layers Mini-MI's wrapped in?] the plants have decided it’s sunny enough to get growing. Spose they know best. Related articles Look to nature for early signs of spring (guardian.co.uk)

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Dec 242011
 
 December 24, 2011  Posted by at 21:19 Crash Test Baby, The science of Machiavelli Id Tagged with: , , , , ,  No Responses »
Science Says: Santa's Reindeer Probably Girls

Just had a text from Vix asking me whether Santa’s reindeer are boys or girls so that she can answer the question posed in her 7 year old daughter’s note left out for the Fat Man. The answer, fact fiends, is this: Most male reindeer tend to lose their antlers by early December, so there’s a good chance that the majority of Santa’s reindeer are female. We should probably have guessed this from their ability to take Christmas multi-tasking to an entirely new quantum level in delivering all those presents in one night. I am knackered and going to collapse

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