How Do You Like Them Apples? Part One
My computer is not demure. It rumbles and farts and belches and sometimes it revs [...]
Staying Up For The Game
The World Series got me in front of a TV again, which is good, because [...]
Pity The Potted Potoroo
Crop circles crop up all over the world. They're universal. What's different about the crop [...]
Traveling Light
Nippon Airways has announced a new program of encouraging their passengers to use the toilet [...]
Things That Go “Just Dump The Bowl In The Bag” In The Night
Hands down, the Halloween costume I loved best was the leopard outfit from fourth grade. [...]
Alchemy and Ferret Snot
Alarming news from this part of the world: the first case of human-to-animal transmission of [...]
Lady. Just Take The Corn
"Ask me anything about the Code of Hammurabi," our friend Dave said. Dave, at age [...]
The Dog’s Lunch
Dave has an affinity for terriers, and they look good on him. So when Mary [...]
Evolution, Explained
There still seems to be some misunderstanding about evolution and creation, and I'm just the [...]
Neighborliness (We’re Getting A Cannon)
I love this neighborhood. We're a tool-sharing, egg-borrowing, friendly, considerate, shining example of how to [...]
This Bud’s For You
We were walking the other day through a tucked-away little alley and approaching a small [...]
A Precipitation Of Swifts
On a warm September evening, I joined several hundred of my fellow humans for a [...]
The Case For Undersharing
Mackenzie Phillips is in the news again, which is always cause for alarm. Miss Phillips, [...]
The Key To Hoppiness
I didn't even like beer until I lived in London. Then I liked the bejeezus [...]
The Sound Of One Brain Cell Flapping
I have no aptitude for what is called multitasking. I can sometimes sneeze and pee [...]