A museum in Milwaukee just finished erecting a woolly mammoth skeleton, complete except for a rib and a few tail and foot bones. The bones are plenty cool, but I’m just blown away that they find entire animals preserved from time to time (the hair, the meat—everything). One of the most dramatic was a baby … Read more
Both of my co-hosts have done this one, and I like it, so I’ll do it too. ‘Sides, it gives me another chance to shamelessly pimp Dark and Stormy. Heh! 1. Who are your favorite authors? I tend to be work-centric and not author-centric when considering favorites, but I’ll say George Orwell and Isaac Asimov. … Read more
Today is the 232nd birthday of a nation founded by a group of people who thought, then sustainedly acted upon, the notion that “things don’t have to be this way.” Have a marvelous Independence Day, dear readers. My plans are to count blessings, grill out, and enjoy a goodly portion of consumer-grade explosives. I hope … Read more