Jason E. Andersen

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Welcome to a world of limitless possibilities, where the journey is as exhilarating as the destination, and where every moment is an opportunity to make your mark on the canvas of existence. The only limit is the extent of your imagination.

  • A comet for Christmas

    There is a pretty cool comet in the night sky right now. It’s not a killer death comet like they make movies about. Rather, this comet is more like the lone traveler who says “Sup” as they saunter by and are never seen again. This is Comet C/2021 A1 (Leonard), more commonly known as Comet Leonard.…

  • December dust

    So that was some thunderstorm we had. Torrential rain, hail, 70 plus mile an hour winds, tornados… Oh right, also, it’s December. Meteorological anomalies aside, you may have noticed your vehicle was quite dirty immediately following the storm. Did you think that was odd? You may have also smelled smoke after the storm passed. You and a lot…

  • The Big Muddy

    Bonus Fun Fact: The Missouri River is the longest river in North America. Its waters start at Brower’s Spring in western Montana and stretch 2,341 miles before emptying into the Mississippi River at St. Louis, Missouri.  Bonus Bonus Fun Fact: The Missouri River is nicknamed ‘The Big Muddy’ and is said to be ‘too thick to drink…

  • Winter sleepover

    Now that the weather is getting cold, you have probably noticed some new faces hovering around your doorstep. Faces of the insect variety that is. I’m talking about boxelder bugs. Bonus Fun Fact: Boxelder bugs overwinter by hibernating in places where it’s just warm enough to not freeze to death. In nature, this would be crevices…

  • Daylight Savings Time

    While looking at my calendar to set my schedule, I noticed something interesting. Bonus Fun Fact: Daylight savings time ends this weekend, on Sunday morning at 2:00 am. Make sure you set your clocks back an hour on Sunday morning. Spring forward, fall back, and all that.  I am the kind of person that usually forgets…

  • Coprophilous

    Last week, the family and I (that is to say, Michelle and the corgen) travelled northern Arizona for a bit of vacation. We camped on the west slope of Humphreys Peak, in Coconino National Forest outside of Flagstaff. It was a beautiful ponderosa pine forest with intermixed aspen glades. Quite picturesque. It was also bombarded…

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