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.

  • Anxiety yawns

    This week has been tough for stress and anxiety. I was gone last week (I’ll revisit that later) and, upon my return, I dropped my car off for some regular maintenance stuff. As it seems to always happen, they found some additional problems. Some quite severe, and expensive, problems. The current estimate is $5,200 for…

  • Sensitive shells

    Bonus Fun Fact: Turtles can feel through their shells. More specifically, it is believed that they can feel both pressure and pain, much like you can feel through your fingernails. Go ahead and try it. Press down and/or pet your fingernails. That is how turtle feel. Also, if you want some cute overload (which I…

  • Poison mangos

    Last Thursday, my wife was at a nature education program for her work. I met her there to go out for supper afterwards. Not wanting to disturb, I sat out in the hallway and listened in while idly browsing the interwebs on my phone (as you do). What I heard was shocking. Bonus Fun Fact: The…

  • Bearded ladies

    A week or so ago there was a group of turkeys in the office yard, doing their spring turkey thing. That is to say, the males were all fluffed up and had their tails spread on display. I took a really terrible picture on my phone to mark the memory: As I sat and watched,…

  • Storm spotting

    Flipping the calendar over to April means that storm season is upon us! Exciting! I have always been fascinated by weather, especially so by storms. Weather is so complex and organic and… awesome. I wrote about the coming of storm season last year and thought I would do the same this year. Bonus Fun Fact: The National Oceanic…

  • Meerkat murder

    I was going to write a fact about turkeys today, but then I read an article about meerkats that surprised and impressed me. Turkeys, you are boring and will have to wait. Bonus Fun Fact: About 20% of meerkat deaths are due to homicide. This may shock you, as it did me. Everyone probably knows…

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