The Phytophactor

GOP Dumps Presidential Candidates, Launches So You Think You Can Govern? Reality Show. Story here . You know this just might work bett...

Uh oh! Some of the fine citizens and the upstanding high school principal in Ronald Reagan’s college home town of Eureka have decided that t...

It's hard to describe rainforest diversity to people who have not seen it, but it's even harder to visualize. This is a false-color ...

A flower lover does not like the Phactor's "analytical" approach to fabulous flowers. How sad. A lotus flowers in my garden po...

So many years of academic life have resulted in the Phactor having a terrible day-date disconnect. It's not that dates for events are un...

The Phactor is going to start growing his tree house right now because clearly this tree house is going to take awhile. This is a pretty nif...

It's always nice to get new dean-lets and new provostettes; they are like a breath of fresh air. Our new assistant provost is interested...

Our glasshouse is home to a great many species that are used mostly in teaching for a great variety of reasons. Today's flower (see if y...

Yes, when you take a big hole and fill it with money it can look a lot better. Nearly 100 years ago a pond was constructed in our garden by ...

Oh, look at this! The coffee crop is ripening, so it won't be long and the Phactor will have to bring in a bus load of students to pick ...