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• GROUNDHOG DAY AGAIN: Phil Says More Winter
• Posted by Opinionated MAMA • 2/2/12

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Punxsutwaney Phil saw his shadow...you know what that means?  Six more weeks of winter!  Oh well...not too bad of a winter at that...we can deal! But why has our winter been so mild? What's the deal, MAMAs?

Is the globe is warming?  Enquiring minds want to know!  Sure, we know there is a difference between "weather" and the "climate":

•  weather is short-term; what is happening outside from...

• CAN'T FOOL MOTHER NATURE: Prepare For Hurricane Irene
• Posted by Opinionated MAMA • 8/26/11

NOAA.gov

Hurricane Irene is one big MAMA!  This gigantic storm is expected to hit the East Coast this weekend and we are encouraging all MAMAs to heed evacuation warnings and be prepared. MAMAs are never without our special, seemingly bottomless "backpack" (designer or not) loaded with everything from retainers to undies, sippy cups to snacks. 

But, even we can get thrown for a loop, especially when...

• THE SKY IS FALLING: Thousands Of Birds Drop To Death
• Posted by Opinionated MAMA • 1/4/11

Photo Daily Beast

Listen to Chicken Little because it’s literally happening!  Thousands of birds dropped out of the sky in Arkansas.  Three days later, about 500 birds were found dead along a Louisiana highway.  And coincidentally, thousands of dead fish have washed up on the beaches in the area.  We’ve heard of it raining cats and dogs…but birds and fish?  The birds were examined and were found to have...

• STATIC CLING: BP's "Static Kill" Operation Successful
• Posted by • 8/4/10

BP reports that the “static kill” operation that began this week has worked. The plan was intended to permanently plug the Deepwater Horizon Well once and for all. Mud forced down the well overnight has begun to push crude back down to its source for the first time since the rig exploded April 20^th.   However, Adm. Thad Allen, the government’s lead on the oil disaster warns, “"This job will...

• BUBBLING OVER: Kilauea Active
• Posted by • 7/20/10

Photo USGS.gov

The Hawaiian volcano, Kilauea, began to erupt this week, according to the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Obervatory.  The Malema’uma’u crater began to emit sulfer dioxide and it’s lava pond appeared glowing red, and small amounts of lava is flowing. 

 MOMism:”Don’t blow your top.”  When the pressure mounts, we have to blow off steam.  Mother nature works this way, and so do our families.  That’s why...