zirconium | flame challenge (and a couple of other things)

Chemistry Kitty!

There's a competition through April 2 for answers to "What is a flame?", seeking descriptions that "an 11-year-old will find intelligible and maybe even fun." It's also canvassing for 11-year-olds to act as judges.

http://www.flamechallenge.org/

ysabetwordsmith, who will be featured on this blog on April 20, has opinions and observation about publishing models for you to ponder.

I am far from a purist when it comes to prosody, but Lehman's prediction + clarification on why Obama and not Santorum will carry the electoral college -- let's hear it for the true double trochees!