Wayne's Word Index Noteworthy Plants Trivia Lemnaceae Biology 101 Botany Search Life Sciences Department 50's Party (3) Back To The Page Of Thumbnail Images Elaine Armstrong and her daughter Sarah Collins. They both look very much alike, but Sarah is wearing the red dress. Elaine is a graphic artist and web designer for the Academic Technology Department at Palomar College. Sarah is a Freshman at Carlsbad High School who plans to attend a university. Wayne has encouraged her to pursue a lucrative career and earn a lot of money. Elaine is descended from the famous Sonoda family that grew tomatoes in northern San Diego County when it was more rural and beautiful. [Before the greedy land developers replaced fertile fields with high density housing tracts.] Wayne uses the fascinating blood type pedigree of the Sonoda family for nine questions on his on-line Biology 101 exam. Wayne is very proud of his class because approximately thirty percent of his students actually pass the course. Only seventy percent of his students receive D's and F's. Left: © R. Ashcroft 2003. Right: © W.P. Armstrong 2003. During the last three decades of the 20th century, numerous grassy hillsides in coastal San Diego County have been converted into high density housing tracts by greedy land developers. Some of these grassland habitats on thick clay soils contained an abundance of rare and endangered wildflowers (red arrow), such as the striking chocolate lily (Fritillaria biflora). See Some Beautiful Southern California Wildflowers Dr. Maura Gage (left) and Dr. Roya Lahijani (right). Maura has a Ph.D. in botany and teaches courses in microbiology and biology. She has developed a popular introductory course in chemistry for biology and nursing students. Maura has also developed a youth serum and has not aged since she was in high school. Although she is very attractive, Roya is not a cocktail waitress. She has a Ph.D. in molecular biology and has developed Palomar's first course in biotechnology. Her "fur" coat is actually made from an artificial fiber (polymer) that resembles hair. It was not made from any sacrificial animals. © R. Ashcroft 2003. Back To The Academic Thumbnail Images Return To WAYNE'S WORD Home Page Return To NOTEWORTHY PLANTS Page Go To Biology GEE WHIZ TRIVIA Page Go To The LEMNACEAE ON-LINE Page All text material & images on these pages copyright © W.P. Armstrong