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.

  • They are many

    Bonus Fun Fact: For every human on Earth, there are about 1.6 million ants. That is a lot of ants. For more info on the ants of Iowa, check out Iowa State University’s Horticulture News page: https://hortnews.extension.iastate.edu/ants-iowa-common

  • Fog cloud

    It was pretty foggy on my drive to work today. You too, may have seen some fog.  Bonus Fun Fact: Fog is a cloud along the ground. It sounds like one of those oversimplified statements that you later find out is incorrect but, in this case, it’s technically right. The Google defines a cloud as “a…

  • Moon flower blood

    Bonus Fun Fact: There is a total lunar eclipse happening this weekend, on the night of Sunday May 15th into Monday morning. I am usually behind the curve on stellar events but, this time, I was able to give a few days’ warning. Hooray! The penumbral stage will start, in Iowa, around 8:30 pm, with the…

  • Sand

    Bonus Fun Fact: Sand is the third most exploited natural resource, after air and water. Sand is highly accessible and, apparently, highly exploited. The vast majority of sand is used in the production of concrete and other construction materials. We spread it on our roads in the winter, bag it for weight, and keep it in…

  • Dual-wielding

    Bonus Fun Fact: Mayflies have two penises. Well, technically they aren’t penises — that was a purposeful deception in the name of humor. They are actually penis-like appendages called aedeagi (or aedeagus in the singular). An aedeagus is the arthropod equivalent of the mammal penis, which is to say it’s the male reproductive organ through which sperm is…

  • Earth Day

    Bonus Fun Fact: Today is Earth Day. It’s a day intended to raise awareness of conservation issues impacting our planet which, in turn, impact all of us. Hopefully you already have plans for Earth Day but, if you should not, I implore you to go out of your way to do something good for the planet.…

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