…with the opening of the world’s only maple syrup research facility in (where else?) Vermont.

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A while back I set out to make “The First Sentence I Wrote Today” a daily feature, but it fell by the wayside. Now it’s back (I hope!). The first sentence I wrote today (from my YA fantasy-in-progress, tentatively titled Magebane): “Do you mind?” Prince Karl said under his breath to the massive armed and …

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No, this isn’t an argument for heavy drinking by athletes. According to New Scientist, though: Methanol-powered artificial muscles have been created by researchers aiming to create battery-free robotic limbs and prosthetics. Time to update this column, perhaps.

…it was 50 years ago yesterday that My Fair Lady was first staged.

…Robert Goddard launched the first successful liquid-fueled rocket. (Via Transterrestrial Musings.)

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“Good. It’s supposed to.”

Apparently there’s going to be a Star Wars TV show. It’s gotta be better than the last three movies.

Think again.

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I know, I know, I wrote about curling during the Olympics. But with the Canadian Men’s Curling Championship (a.k.a. the Tim Hortons Brier) currently being decided right here in Regina, did you really think I could choose any other topic this week? Besides, curling, despite having been around since the 16th century (the first identifiable …

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