A wonderful thing called Science Cafe is happening on second tuesdays each month at Barnes & Noble.  It is based on a model from the UK, where people with and without science backgrounds get together to hear about and discuss issues that affect their lives “locally as well as globally”.  This tuesday, I went to my first one because it was about Bees, and I love Bees.  Specifically, the presentation was about Bee Colony Collapse disorder.

OFF THE INTERNET:

I danced nervously in a strange kitchen, throwing my arms in the air, moving my legs without purpose. I wore only boxers and a t-shirt as a dog named Maggie stared at me lazily, softly chewing a plastic bone.

I had made it four hours without the internet. The first three hours I spent biking slow from Olympia to Tenino.

I expected rain. I was lucky it started halfway to my destination.

It was my longest bike ride ever: about 15 miles. By the end I was dripping with sweat and rainwater, my back angry and my legs shaking.

You want to know something funny? I talked an 8 ½ month old baby girl out of a tizzy-fit, with her strong-armed in my left hand and a spatula off-handed in my right. Yeah, I cooked a midnight snack with Luka Jane in my arms; waggle your fingers in front of my face about my hot kitchen, moms. We got to watch; sausages sizzle, eggs fry, bread get soft in the toast-en over, feel the crisp window air on our face, and me say, “I got your back” to the baby-sitter.