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He reeks of danger

I know such things said after the fact can be in the "yeah, yeah, sure, whatever" category, but I will say it now: When now-Prime Minister Musk first bought Twitter, I had this moment…

The artist’s calling

I've seen these images before, these well-preserved cave paintings from some 35,000 years ago, in Chauvet Pont d'Arc caves and grottos in France. And, each time I see them, I am so touched. These walls…

X + = Capacity

If you want to understand the extraordinary combined power of the mid-life GenXers and the young adult Millennials of our nation, look to the response effort to the American Airlines, DCA-Wichita crash. Look to…

IMO, um, no, in my Experience

FWIW, and imo, Sharpie brand, for however fabulous it is with their permanent markers, has not produced a remotely acceptable gel pen. Short version: Sharpie S-Gel pens suck. Ima stickin' with Pentel's Energel…

Night lights

Love this night-light map of the U.S. It shows, as I see it, the visual history of westward expansion, railroads, land grants, speculative towns, massive emigration and immigration, hope ... and, let us…

Say it isn’t so!

Oh, oh, oh! The day I thought would never -- could never! -- come might be upon us. Our beloved Vitamix, in service -- in regular, ongoing, handle-it-all service -- some 30 years, is fritzing…