We had a major scare this morning when a suspicious package was found on a railroad tanker car filled with hydrogen fluoride. It turned out to be a small package of marijuana, which is kind of a comical end. It was serious for some time, though. Hydrogen fluoride is exceptionally nasty stuff, and best I … Read more
I’ve occasionally joked about being president before. We’ll play “God of Thunder” by Kiss, not “Hail to the Chief,” when I walk into the room, for example. Heh. Of course, there are many practical and logistical reasons I’ll never be president, but even if there weren’t, I don’t particularly want to. I’ve had a superficial … Read more
I remember—I mean really remember, like I mentally inhabit it—a key thing about being a teenager. Want to know what it is? No, it’s not being maniacally horny to the point of being driven nuts by, say, magazine photocopier ads in which 3/4″ of a woman’s midriff shows. (You know, for example.) But that’s definitely … Read more