( From my garden) In biology, genotype refers to the genetic material passed between generations, and phenotype, is observable characteristics of an organism. An organism’s phenotype is determined by it’s genotype; which is the set of genes the organism carries, as well as by environmental influences upon these genes. (www.nature.com) Read more
Fresh Tomato Sauce (enough for one pound) I discovered this recipe several years ago and it’s meant to be a part of an Eggplant Parmesan recipe, which is scrumptious. It’s time to make it again soon. The Eggplant Parmesan recipe had a footnote that the fresh tomato sauce could also Read more
In the same manner that Newton did not invent gravity but brilliantly observed the “apple falling to Earth” pulled by an invisible force. Newton built a school of mathematics to explain his observations. That is how every discovery meets invention. Following a similar path Leonardo Fibonacci was considered to be Read more
Limber is essentially a Puerto Rican-style ice cream. It has the texture of a popsicle but it is frozen in a plastic cup. There is no popsicle stick inserted so it must be enjoyed by squeezing the cup so the limber pops out so you can suck on it. Many Read more
Senator Sanders has surprised us all by ending his 2020 presidential campaign. After his performance during the 2016 presidential campaign during which he refused to concede and did not do so until humiliated by boos of his peers on the senate floor. Today, I am relieved, baffled, and suspicious. Yes, Read more
These sentient beings we call animals, and too often use the word as an insult, have a deeper , clearer understanding of life and living than human beings do. Since we cannot speak their languages, we make the wrong and arrogant assumption that they have no language and therefore, do Read more
I am against capital punishment. I am for self-termination. I am against gun ownership. I am for women controlling their bodies. I am against poverty. I am against sexual exploitation. I am against institutional religions. I am for faith. I am against slavery, in all its disguises. I am for Read more
Cause and effect. There have been a series of events taking place worldwide, right out in the open, that we knew about, talked about them but never crossed our minds that these events were part of a a greater plan to overtake our Republic. I recall reading an article during Read more
Most people are born into religion and are taught, since birth, their given rules. The key components are obedience and fear. They key command is never to question these rules. Learn to fear and obey until the day you die. Rational thought and religious dogma become enemies. Thinking individuals are Read more
” We give religion $82,500,000,000.00 , that’s $ 82.5 Billion, per year.” 08/23/2013 Washington Post. Churches don’t pay property tax on their land or buildings. When they buy stuff, they don’t pay sales tax. When they sell stuff at a profit, they don’t pay capital gain tax. If they spend Read more
In this particular case, there has been an uproar of protest and demands that this matter be reversed. The blatant acquiescence came from our elected officials by providing lame band-aid speeches. Once these elected officials realized that their acquiescence will cost them their office, they got off their sorry butts Read more
Senator Joe Manchin, who calls himself a Democrat, has served as Chairman of the US Committee of Energy and Natural Resources since 2010. Just read the meme and learn how we continue to empower our enemy against ourselves. Why? Because we are comfortable in our acquiescence. That’s why. If we Read more
We’ve been hearing for years that to get to the root of the problem, whichever this may be, you must follow the money. Take a closer look at the Republican Party’s batting average as they have voted in masse against the American people, against the Constitution of the United States, Read more
We are witnesses, every day, of the carnage children are being submitted in the USA. Their little minds wonder it they will make it back home alive. Is today the day their faces will be blown off while policemen stand outside and wanna-be politicians deliver make-believe sorrowful speeches about this Read more
All day long, every single day there are deaths at the hands of American terrorists and gun owners. All day long, every single day we ask ourselves who will die next. We have become immune to the carnage in our midst. We don’t care. We care. We don’t care. We Read more
Acquiescence is the acceptance of something without protest. At Capricorn Science, we are observers and commentators of what is happening to us and to our society. During the past three years, we have navigated through the puzzle of words and terms that comprise our behavior and our understanding of our Read more
There will never be any semblance of Democracy within the United States of America until the time that the Fairness Doctrine Act is updated and re-enacted. The Fairness Doctrine Act of the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC), was introduced in 1949. It was a policy that required the holders Read more
I thought the earth remembered me, she took me back so tenderly, arranging her dark skirts, her pockets full of lichens and seeds, I slept as never before, a stone on the river bed, nothing between me and the white fire of the stars but my thoughts, and they floated Read more
M Butterfly is a film based on a true story with some artistic license. If you have not seen the film you are missing a gem. Jeremy Irons plays Gallimard, the main character in the 1993 film directed by David Cronenberg. John Lone portrays to perfection Song Liling, an opera Read more
I’ve been saving these images for several years. I’ve also been hiding them from myself. Recently I read a comment that questioned if we, human beings, recognized each other as sentient beings. This question has been nagging at me like an ant biting me relentlessly. Considering the horrors we impose Read more