Tag: Ages

Don’t bother with me. I know you think single women over 40 are desperate. That one nice word will have us out of our panties and into your bed. I’m not trying to be rude, but you don’t understand. This isn’t the time. And it’s not what I want even if it wa...

During the early years of the Roman period, cats were not used for their mousing abilities. Instead, polecats and ferrets were commonly used for vermin control. However, this attitude towards cats changed in the 4th century when the Roman Palladius recommended using cats instead of ferrets to catch ...

For 550 million years, neutral atoms blocked the light made in stars from traveling freely through the Universe. Here’s how it then changed. Forming stars sounds like the easiest thing in the Universe to do, given enough time. However, making stars that are actually visible to an observer i...

Today, in all directions, no matter where we look, there are luminous sources of energy to behold. Stars, galaxies, nebulae, and even energy-emitting black holes populate the Universe wherever matter has clumped and clustered together sufficiently. Even though there are great cosmic voids that span ...

A few years ago, one of my friends, who was somewhat devoted to me and listened to me, asked me for help in raising his child. She complained that her son doesn’t listen to her and makes friends with people who, in her opinion, are not suitable people to be friends with. I told him only one se...