Monthly Archives: June 2007

NPR ran a very interesting story by Gwen Thompkins, their East Africa correspondent, on gum arabic production in Sudan. Gum arabic comes from the sap of the Acacia senegal tree. Acacias are leguminous thorn trees common in arid regions. Sudan… Continue reading →

I’ve been wondering how to get pictures into my blog entries without loading the pictures into my PASS space. This is the link to the picture of an owl we were trying to sell at a yard sale at… Continue reading →

When discussing the oil crisis many of the politicians keep saying that the US is addicted to oil. I’m not sure I agree with this term. As a society we chose to develop a road system that has become the… Continue reading →

This is my first entry in my new Penn State blog. I am glad this option is now available. I will enjoy trying out the features. I have never worked with Movable Type before. I have used Blogger quite a… Continue reading →