Noah’s Ark for our seeds

Thinking, intelligent people can reasonably disagree on whether the post-industrial human race has anything to do with it, but that the earth is warmer now than it was even very recently isn’t a particularly controversial assertion. So global warming might eventually be a big problem. Still got quite a few of those–um, whaddyacallem, oh yeah–nuclear … Read more

Anna Nicole Smith dead at 39

There are many things to say about Anna Nicole Smith, nearly all of which I will avoid as trite. Something that isn’t being said enough is that she did a good turn as a comedic actress in Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult. Farewell to a funny, brassy, and thoroughly American personality. RIP, Anna … Read more

The Page 80 Rule

If I’m not into a book by page 80, I put it down and walk away. I used to keep slogging out of some misguided sense of duty, but screw that. I read less than I ever have, and I don’t want to spend the time on something that hasn’t engaged me. If I’m not … Read more

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