Month: August 2025
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154. A School Bus: Kid Hacks for Life
This morning’s Random Object from the Randomogrifier was a school bus. A bus seems simple, just a rectangle in perspective, but as always, the minute you say “this will be easy,” it turns into a challenge.
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153. Terrapin: NOT a land flipper
This morning at 5:30am I pulled a toy labeled “turtle” from the Random Object Randomogrifier. Turns out it wasn’t a turtle at all, but closer to a terrapin, and that sent me down the rabbit hole of turtle family history.
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152. Anglerfish: Attracting Dinner and Mates with a Glowstick
This morning’s sketch from the Random Object Randomogrifier brought up the anglerfish, one of the strangest residents of the deep sea.
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151. Sea Lions: From Bears to the Brink and Back
Sea lions are a special branch of the pinniped family, and today’s random object gave me a chance to talk through their place in the animal world.
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150. Parasaurolophus: Sexy, Trombone Head
Parasaurolophus is a mouthful, even for Elmo, but today’s random object brought that duck-billed dinosaur front and center.