To really master a subject, you should know it well enough to teach it. Given that, I find that a good measure of a successful dabble is - do you know it well enough to teach it to a 6 month old? Coincidentally, I have a 6 month old living in my house at this moment! Meet my grand-daughter, Leona - a willing (aka "captive") audience for this lesson in Avian Anatomy (a topic suggested by her other grandmother, Karla.) After this afternoon's crash course, Leona could confi [...]