Today is the anniversary of the birth of the following people (among others, naturally): Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Auguste Rodin, Charles Manson, and Neil Young. So,
Even though there’s a lot to sort through from this week–the election and Philip Roth’s retirement from the page come to mind–my Dad’s death on
LA Times Book Critic David Ulin praises the novella as a form. Does climate change exacerbate storms like Sandy? I no longer feel any temptation
Reading Rebecca Watson’s Slate article on sexism and sexual harassment in the skeptical community depressed me this morning. (And with a cold coming on and
Trump Announces He’s A Very Sad Man: The Onion is funny because it’s true. A Brazilian Man Showed Up At His Own Funeral. I wonder
My Dad just entered hospice (at home, not at a facility), which makes this news about former Presidential candidate George McGovern hit extra hard. I
It’s been a strange week here in Shangri-La. Strange and expensive. The reading tomorrow will come as a great relief, at least once I’m done.
Today I’m mostly pondering the 41st anniversary of the day I started breathing independently. It hasn’t been a particularly interesting birthday thus far, but anything
The disruption of a dead fuel pump and fuel relay put a huge dent in the pondering end of my business. But though I’m certain
To take my mind off of mounting car repair bills, here’s what I’m pondering: Tom Tomorrow encapsulates almost everything that bothered me about the first