A few days ago, on the Winter Solstice, a dump of snow covered the Earth in white billows. Huge flakes drifted down from heaven like confetti in a breeze. Merry Christmas! That saying has come to mean a lot more ... http: / / sfgirl-thealiennextd oor. blogspot. com/ 2008/ 12/ white-christmas. html

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America, You're Beautiful! Follow Nina's drive across the Unites States and her eclectic observations of the central states and take the twister quiz here: http: / / sfgirl-thealiennextd oor. blogspot. com/ 2008/ 07/ america-youre-beauti ful. html

The colour green may not be the dominant colour (of photosynthesis) on other planets. Find out what and why from your very own Alien Next Door: http: / / sfgirl-thealiennextd oor. blogspot. com/ 2008/ 06/ what-color-is-your-a lien. html

The Phoenix lands on Mars! See pictures and join in on some lively conversation about space exploration: http: / / sfgirl-thealiennextd oor. blogspot. com/ 2008/ 05/ phoenix-landing-on-m ars_28. html

When I was first tantalized by the high-speed trailor for the 2005 Paramount motion picture, Aeon Flux, directed by Karyn Kusama (Girlfight), I was blissfully unaware of its history: that it was based on the darkly irreverant and raunchy 1995 MTV Liquid Television animated SF series created by Korean American animator, Peter Chung. Read the review here: http: / / sfgirl-thealiennextd oor. blogspot. com/ 2008/ 05/ aeon-flux-motion-pic ture-animation. html

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Happy Mother's Day! Life began with waking up and loving my mother's face --George Eliot What is a mother? ... We are all mothers. Every woman is a mother, whether she gives birth to a child or a movement; whether she nurtures a family, a corporation or a nation. --Nina Munteanu - auther, scientist and mother http: / / sfgirl-thealiennextd oor. blogspot. com/ 2008/ 05/ happy-mothers-day. html