by Caroline Crocker | Dec 10, 2025
Don’t miss this fantastic event, where you can see the wares of talented artists from around the area, buy crafts, and, best of all, get signed Rambling Ruminations books!
by Caroline Crocker | Dec 9, 2025 | Science, Teaching
“Dr. Crocker, I don’t get it. Why’d you take a point off for my answer? I’m sure that all my calculations are right.” Samantha, a nursing student, was red-faced. Mathematical Thinking “Well, let’s forget the calculations for a minute and just think about your answer...
by Caroline Crocker | Dec 2, 2025 | Science, Teaching
The Sadistic Teacher “Class, give me your attention. For this part of the lab, you’ll be studying osmosis by observing water uptake by raisins. First, weigh a raisin while dry, then soak it in distilled water for 2 hours. Weigh it again and record the weight gain. At...
by Caroline Crocker | Nov 27, 2025 | Family, Uncategorized
It’s Thanksgiving, the day when families around America gather to enjoy each other’s company, feast on turkey, and maybe, like us, add a few more stories to their repertoire. Here follows a few of my favorite Thanksgiving stories. They may not have been funny at...
by Caroline Crocker | Nov 25, 2025 | Uncategorized, Writing
If you’re my age, you’ll remember a hilarious commercial for Alka Seltzer where a man is being told, Try it, you’ll like it,” repeatedly, until he does. His response after tasting the food is, “I thought I was gonna die.” Try it!...
