I recently mentioned on Twitter that it was somewhat ironic that Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, which I’d like to read, was only available in “dead tree” editions (and thus not convenient for me). I quickly got back two nearly identical… Continue Reading
My wife envies my ability to decide to go to sleep and then just do it without further ado. But I am here to tell you that this is not a natural ability; it is an acquired skill, and you… Continue Reading
Last night, Rich Brodsky tweeted something I liked: This reminded me of a piece I posted on talk.bizarre back in 1995: Step back and take a look one level bigger. Fly over your city in an airplane and look at… Continue Reading
I used to own a book (and very well may still own this book, although for the life of me I can’t find it) that had all sorts of great info on the various distilled spirits and how they were… Continue Reading
Boston: If the Capitals beat the Rangers and the Devils beat the Hurricanes. (And the Caps would play the Devils. 1 vs 4; 2 vs 3.) Washington: If the Capitals beat the Rangers and the Hurricanes beat the Devils. (And… Continue Reading