Do you like to nap? I love to nap. I tell people I live to nap. I’m not sure if it’s because I’m a nurse and learned to sleep at odd times of day or if that’s just the way I am, but I try to squeeze in a nap – even a five minute one – every day. Humans seem to fight it, as if napping is a sign of weakness. Heck, we also seem to have competitions with each other to see who has had the least amount of sleep and is the most tired. Animals must be …read more

“Albert Einstein, a calico fantail goldfish, is not your ordinary pet goldfish. He has learned to take food from his owner’s hand, swim through hoops and tubes, and even put a miniature soccer ball into a goal!
It all started when Kyle Pomerleau, 9, won two goldfish at a school fair. Soon he noticed that the fish would react to his movements whenever he came near the tank. He wondered if they were smarter than he’d realized.”
Well, I certainly didn’t know that you could train goldfish and that is just one story that I found on National Geographics for Kids. If …read more