Among other things, I write about college football for
Gator Country. US Navy husband. Known as Year2 elsewhere, but that's from an old blog I started in 2006 and it's been a while.
“People walk around everyday
Playing games and taking scores
Trying to make other people lose their minds
Well, be careful you don't lose yours”
-Aretha Franklin, “Think”
Two UH Hilo students are using traditional Hawaiian knowledge to help solve one of NASA’s challenges for future missions to Mars. ⬇️
https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2026/10/26/uh-hilo-students-win-50k-nasa-challenge-with-hawaii-inspired-food-system/
The only detail I know about Brazilian politics is that under the elder Bolsonaro, Amazon deforestation accelerated, but Lula reversed it. Him being reelected vs. the younger Bolsonaro taking over is big for the climate.
Timothy the Hippo (Hippopotamus amphibius) at the San Antonio Zoo demonstrates why he's not in the petting area using a Fall pumpkin. 🦛🎃
The bite force of a hippo is ~2000 psi, producing a force of 8100 Newtons.
So why does a GRASS-EATER have jaws stronger than a polar bear, jaguar or lion's?
This footage shot by a tourist aboard Jacksonville Boat Charters near Amelia Island, Florida shows a leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea).
At 2000 lbs (900 kg) & 7 ft long (2.1 m) they're the largest turtles & indeed one of the heaviest extant reptiles on Earth.
Here There Be Monsters!
UCF beats No. 2 BYU 39-31 in 2 OTs. This is 3rd straight week a top 2 team lost to an unranked team (also No 1 Texas vs Oklahoma and No. 1 Georgia vs Auburn). The last time that happened 3+ times in an entire season was 2007 when it happened 8 times
BREAKING: Oklahoma has scored multiple offensive touchdowns against a Power Four opponent for the first time this season.
John Mateer hits Rocky Beers for a 32-yard touchdown on the opening drive of the second half. Set up by a 47-yard Tory Blaylock run on the half's first snap.