Category Archives: chemistry

Friday, 5 October 2012

Posted on 5 October 2012 by Robert Bruce Thompson

08:21 – Barbara took today off work to get some stuff done around the house and yard. This afternoon, she’ll start labeling a thousand or so containers for the new batch of biology kits. I’ll be making up solutions to … Continue reading →

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Saturday, 21 April 2012

Posted on 21 April 2012 by Robert Bruce Thompson

10:37 – Barbara is working on science kits today. I’m doing laundry and working on the forensics book. I should learn to trust myself. One of the solutions included in the chemistry kit is a sodium salicylate solution that’s 200 … Continue reading →

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Sunday, 26 February 2012

Posted on 26 February 2012 by Robert Bruce Thompson

09:43 – Barbara just gave me a haircut and is vacuuming now. Today we’ll pack the next-to-last group of chemicals for the biology kits: Barfoed’s reagent, Benedict’s reagent (qualitative), bromothymol blue, fertilizer concentrate B, glycerol, neomycin sulfate solution, Seliwanoff’s reagent … Continue reading →

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Friday, 22 July 2011

Posted on 22 July 2011 by Robert Bruce Thompson

08:55 – Following the crisis summit, there’s lots of joy in the EU. The feeling among people who don’t understand much about economics is that Greece is saved, the Euro is saved, they’re all saved. Economists and market analysts know … Continue reading →

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