Category Archives: Teach Me

SELKIES Selkies are magical creatures from Irish and Scottish mythology. The word selkie stems from the word selch, which is a Scottish word for seal. The myth of the Selkie originated in the Orkney Islands, a cluster of islands off … Continue reading →

LASERS Today I’m going to talk about LASERs. Why am I writing LASERs like that? Because LASER is an acronym for “Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation”. So writing “Lasers” is just plain silly because “Light amplification by stimulated … Continue reading →

AMPERSAND (&) Have you ever said the word “ampersand” and the person you’re talking to has no idea what you’re talking about? Or are you the person who has no idea what the crazy person saying “ampersand” is talking about? … Continue reading →

TROODON For this Teach Me Something Tuesday I wanted to talk about dinosaurs, because I’m all about dinosaurs. Did you know I was a Geology and Biology major in college because I wanted to be a paleontologist? Of course you … Continue reading →

PENCILS Today we’re going to talk about the wild and exciting world of pencils! Wait! No! Come back! I promise I’ll make it amusing. Did you know that the word pencil comes from the Latin word “pencillus” which means “little … Continue reading →

THE DODO BIRD People often call me a “dodo” and I’m like: “What does that mean?” So I look it up, and apparently “dodo” stems from the Portuguese word “doido”, which means “crazy”. And then I’m like: “That’s not very … Continue reading →

URANUS That’s right! Today we’re going to talk about Uranus. Now quit your giggling and focus! This will be a serious discussion of your anus Uranus. Greek Mythology So you guys know how Zeus is the father of all the … Continue reading →

WORMHOLES Did you know that wormholes get their name from the following analogy: If a fly is on an apple and wants to get to the other side, it has to fly around it. If a worm is on an … Continue reading →

Welcome to a new feature on Puntabulous called Teach Me Something Tuesdays! The tagline for my blog is “Good. Dorky. Fun”, but the other day I realized that I don’t really do enough to earn my dorky title. Yes, I … Continue reading →