Sex by committee
Speaking of slime molds, and we were: they old. Scientists study RNA, the keeper of [...]
Whatever it is, I’m not stepping in it
I was giving my friend Mary a garden tour the other day, which always puffs [...]
Me and Persephone
Mom sent me to school with a Quick Draw McGraw lunch box. It contained a [...]
My experience been owned, and I been had
No one wants to call the support line. It sucks to call the support line [...]
Calendar item: Make calendar
Right about now, I always think: I should write out a gardening calendar for next [...]
Although it still sucked
My vacuum cleaner is a good one. It’s really interested in getting everything out of [...]
Lives in the balance
I recently bemoaned my inability to comprehend the movement of objects in space. Any kind [...]
A matter of some gravity
The trouble with finding out we’re going to have an extra moon hanging around is [...]
Another year in the books
I had a revelation the other day. It wasn’t that my face and body are [...]
One more freedom lost
I don’t even know how it happened. For decades we Oregon voters have successfully fought [...]
The impossible choice
The Debate is over and America just doesn’t know what to do. Trump seemed a [...]
Bumbling along
I was minding my own business the other day when something blundered onto my T-shirt [...]
Season’s Heatings
photo by Liz Howell Everyone says the weather has been weird, but it’s [...]
The Great Pyramid of Squeeza
It’s been a while since I noticed a new development starting up on my person. [...]
If I did have a kid, I’d name him Barren
I rarely have that empty feeling. I eat too much ice cream for that. And [...]