Webcurrents ... Today's Column ... Archive Index "Science is nothing but perception."- Plato Tiny Creatures August 28, 1997 Sometimes a universal truth is crystallized in a moment. This moment happened last summer at Cub Scout day camp and it has stayed with me since:
Take a good look around today at the tiny creatures that surround us. When you go outside, which kind of person will you be? The one who notices the beauty of the little things in life or the one who trudges by in a hurry, oblivious to the wonders at our feet? In the world at large today, health officials warn of a mosquito-borne virus in Florida, prompting Disney World to close its hotel swimming pools and golf courses before dusk. In technology news, an increasing number of teachers in the St. Louis suburbs are using e-mail to correspond more efficiently with the families of their students. In our town, the tadpoles are growing up and leaving home. Earlier this month I reported that our inflatable pool on the deck had become a frog nursery.Well there aren't many of the little darlin's left. Last week we found one tiny frog and evidently he has since hopped off. I think these will become tree frogs. The mama had frequented our hot tub last summer (it's 10 years old and broken down this summer, hence the inflatable pool) and she has been chirping lullabies nightly. Out on the web, today's site is the Mad Scientist Network, brought to you by the Washington University School of Medicine, where you can try out some kitchen science, see animated digitized cross sections of a virtual human and fill your brain with tidbits from The Random Knowledge Generator, which oddly enough today led me to the question, "If an ant jumped out a plane without a parachute, would it survive? www.webcurrent.com |
