The Twelve Days of COVID

On the first day of COVID the CDC did say, “Remember stand 6 feet away.”

On the second day of COVID the CDC may ask, “Please wear your mask, and remember stand 6 feet away.”

On the third day of COVID the CDC demands, “Wash both your hands, please wear your mask, and remember stand 6 feet away.”

On the fourth day of COVID the CDC’s routine: “Stay quarantined, wash both your hands, please wear your mask, and remember stand 6 feet away.”

On the fifth day of COVID the CDC allot “TIME FOR YOUR SHOT! Stay quarantined, wash both your hands, please wear your mask, and remember stand 6 feet away.”

On the sixth day of COVID the CDC will ask, “Funds for COVAX, TIME FOR YOUR SHOT! Stay quarantined, wash both your hands, please wear your mask, and remember stand 6 feet away.”

On the seventh day of COVID the CDC’s dismayed, “Watch Delta’s wave, funds for COVAX, TIME FOR YOUR SHOT! Stay quarantined, wash both your hands, please wear your mask, and remember stand 6 feet away.”

On the eighth day of COVID the CDC attests, “Take rapid tests, watch Delta’s wave, funds for COVAX, TIME FOR YOUR SHOT! Stay quarantined, wash both your hands, please wear your mask, and remember stand 6 feet away.”

On the ninth day of COVID the CDC embraced, “Please travel safe, take rapid tests, watch Delta’s wave, funds for COVAX, TIME FOR YOUR SHOT! Stay quarantined, wash both your hands, please wear your mask, and remember stand 6 feet away.”

On the tenth day of COVID the CDC did cheer, “Remdesivir, please travel safe, take rapid tests, watch Delta’s wave, funds for COVAX, TIME FOR YOUR SHOT! Stay quarantined, wash both your hands, please wear your mask, and remember stand 6 feet away.”

On the eleventh day of COVID the CDC passed on, “Here’s omicron! Remdesivir, please travel safe, take rapid tests, watch Delta’s wave, funds for COVAX, TIME FOR YOUR SHOT! Stay quarantined, wash both your hands, please wear your mask, and remember stand 6 feet away.”

On the twelfth day of COVID the CDC then brought, “Have booster shots, here’s omicron, Remdesivir, please travel safe, take rapid tests, watch Delta’s wave, funds for COVAX, TIME FOR YOUR SHOT! Stay quarantined, wash both your hands, please wear your mask, and remember stand 6 feet away.”

Space Limerick: Europa’s glowing dark side

Europa may glow in the dark!
A Clipper is planned to embark
In five years or so
Then swiftly will go
To seek out life’s signature spark

Europa’s Nightside Glows in the Dark

News Limerick: February 14, 2019

There once was a rover named Oppy
The size of a good old jalopy
It had a good run
The mission’s now done
Success like that’s so hard to copy

Rest well, rover

News Limerick 7/15/2013

To search for a comet's not easy
You stay up at night while it's breezy
Equipment you'll need
Must work at great speed
Competing with robots feels queasy

Amateur Astronomer Discovers Comet C/2013 N4 (Borisov) During a Star Party

News Limerick 7/12/2013

A planet that looks rather blue
And orbits another star, too?
The temperature's high
And winds really fly
At least we have learned something new!

Hubble telescope discovers alien 'deep blue' planet

News Limerick 7/11/2013

We learn that our sun has a tail
As fast through the aether we sail
Like clover-shaped leaves
From strong solar breeze
The size of it makes me turn pale

Our Solar System Has a Tail Shaped Like a Four-Leaf Clover: New Findings from IBEX

News Limerick 7/10/2013

An arctic explorer named GROVER?
The first set of tests is now over
It faired rather well
When temperatures fell
As there on the icepacks they drove 'er

NASA GROVER rover completes first tests in remote arctic expedition

News Limerick 7/9/2013

Because of the smog in the air
Their lives have been shaved by a hair
But doesn't that beat
To freeze without heat?
There's multiple problems out there

China pollution slashes life expectancy by over five years in north

News Limerick 6/27/2013

With lemurs, you can't turn your back
Or else they may quickly attack
They'll steal all your food
But not to be rude
It's just that they wanted a snack

Lemurs' group size predicts social intelligence

News Limerick 6/25/2013

It seems that some plants can do math
Controlled by a chemical path
Surprising, it's true
But how will they do
With reading some Sylvia Plath?

Plants 'do maths' to control overnight food supplies

News Limerick 6/21/2013

When Grayson can first hear a sound
The image is really profound
His mouth opens wide
I'm sure daddy cried
See science make worlds turn around

New implant helps boy hear for first time

News Limerick 6/20/2013

This battery may prove quite good
With sodium, tin, and some wood
Recharge count can grow
The eco cost's low
Would you like to try some? You should!

Scientists develop long-lasting batteries from wood and sodium

News Limerick 6/19/2013

Now NASA's announced a new class
With many new skills all en masse
They'll take to the stars
For asteroids, Mars
Our hopes they will clearly surpass

NASA Names First Astronaut Class for Deep Space Exploration

News Limerick 6/11/2013

They're testing out tech for a station
Which leads to some muted elation
While some folks may jeer
"Use money down here!"
New science deserves an ovation

Chinese spaceship blasts off from Gobi Desert

News Limerick 6/10/2013

Invisible objects inside?
Just think of what else it can hide
You car keys, remote
Loose change, an old note
My couch can do all that with pride

Human-Scale Invisibility Cloak Unveiled

News Limerick 6/7/2013

So, a comet has flown through the sun
And the scientists thought it was done
But it came 'round the back
From its solar attack
Well I guess that must mean that it won?

Comet Lovejoy flies into Sun to reveal solar secrets

News Limerick 6/4/2013

Most planets out there are quite shy
But this one has captured our eye
It's young and it's hot
So easy to spot
And that's why we look to the sky

Smile! This Could Be The Lightest Alien Planet Ever Captured On Camera

News Limerick 5/28/2013

In spite of a very long freeze
The plants start to grow in the breeze
When glaciers retreat
Can we take the heat?
I hope they don't cause us to sneeze

Centuries-old frozen plants revived

News Limerick 5/23/2013

Just think of the view of a fungus
To them we seem rather humongous
So take it in stride
And bear them with pride
Since now we are sure they're among us

Feet home to more than 100 fungi

News Limerick 5/20/2013

Without the protection of air
A meteor set off a flare
A base on the moon
Would have to attune
And that's why the scientists care

Super-Bright Explosion Seen on the Moon