Making the Invisible Visible
2014-03-06 – The dawn cracked this morning as I took my dog Lefty on a quick walk before leaving on my walking commute. A faint blue line painted the Eastern […]
Tag Archives: Nature
Dashing Through the Snow . . . What’s So Funny About It?
2014-03-02 – Dashing through the snow, in a one-horse open sleigh, o’er the fields we go, laughing all the way . . . Laughing? Maybe we’re laughing in December, but […]
Cathedrals of Scent
2014-02-09 – My friend Chris posted an interesting article on Facebook: “What’s the Point If We Can’t Have Fun?” by David Graeber. The article contrasts one utilitarian view of evolutionary […]
Evolution Wins on Field Goals
2014-02-06 – When one team goes out to play baseball and the opponent is playing basketball, you might have a hard time saying who won. One team wins on […]
Cold Fingers
2013-01-26 – I am typing now to try to get some circulation back into my fingers. Pat yourself on the back for being my frostbite remedy. Yes, it snowed […]
Eight Days a Week
2014-01-14 – If I understand my Roman calendar (which I may not), tomorrow is the Ides of January. Long months have the Ides on the 15th of the month. […]
Lefty is a 3-Legged Dog
2014-01-09 – Lefty is a three-legged dog. Now don’t get upset. He has four legs but, in weather like we’ve been having, he walks on three. And it’s not always […]
Carpal Shovel Syndrome
2014-01-05 – Oy! A couple days ago, I noticed my wrist was hurting. I couldn’t imagine what was causing the pain. I usually get the pain in my right wrist, […]
The Sound of the Second Law of Thermodynamics
2013-12-29 – I can hear the second law of thermodynamics. You didn’t think it made a sound, did you? You thought that entropy is silent, didn’t you? Well it’s not. […]
Christmas Tree Blues
2013-12-01 – The wedding was still just over a month away when Kit and I spent our first Christmas together, she a shiksa and me a Jew. I had […]
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