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Play classic nintendo games online

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I haven’t played Nintendo games for ages. Perhaps as long as 10 years.

I used to be a Nintendo addict when I was in Nursing school. I’d be in school or on site at a hospital all day and just to relax my mind for an hour or two I’d come home and play tetris or Super Mario brothers, then I’d start studying again, often until 1 or 2 in the morning. Playing Nintendo was my only real downtime while I was a nursing student.

Now I’ve found a site that offers free online games. Oh oh I wonder if I’ll get addicted again? Apparently excessively.net was one of the first sites to offer classic Nintendo games online which means that it’s one of the bigger online game sites. Have you heard of it? I”m just looking at the list of game names and I’m getting excited. Oh dear!






Orchid Time Lapsed Video

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Have you ever tried growing orchids?

I’ve been trying my hand at them for the past two years with mixed results. I lost one because I must have kept the medium it was growing in too moist, but I’d had it for two years before I lost it and I got two babies off of it. So I’d call that a semi success. Then I lost one of the babies too.

I ended up purchasing another Orchid last year and it’s still alive! So I have one baby that has quadrupled in size and an orchid that i’ve had for one year. Neither are showing signs of blooming anytime soon.

If you’ve grown orchids how did you do? Any tips to pass on?

I found this time lapsed video of a Orchid flower going from full bud to full blown blossom. It’s lovely.



The perfect gift for your curious loved one

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Do you have a young botanist, biologist or simply a curious child (of any age) in your family?

If you do I might have a great gift idea for you.

What do you think of the idea of getting that curious child their own microscopes?

My brother had one when I was a kid- of course he was older than me, but I remember using it occasionally to take a closer look at things that I’d found and it was fun! It was educational too. Looking at the vein like system of a leaf microscopically was very interesting.

Optics Planet carries brand name microscopes of all types. They carry simple microscopes suitable for a child, right up to scientific stereo, compound, digital, photo or video camera microscopes. Quite an amazing assortment if you ask me. Anyone from a hobbyist to a high school or University student could use one of these microscopes for their studies. Anyone studying in the health care field – laboratory work, medical student or nurse would find a use for a microscope at some point along the way too.

Optics Planet has such a variety of microscopes that they have started a new site www.microscopes.com that while it’s still in the works is open for business.

If the idea of getting someone you love a microscope as a gift sounds good to you, I can make it sound just a little bit better. Optics Planet is offering their microscopes at a huge discount, some with savings of up to 70% off, plus they offer Free UPS on orders over $29.95, extended warranties, and a no hassle holiday return policy.

Take a look at their huge selection of microscopes and microscope accessories including all types of loupes magnifiers.

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