Wristwatches are making less and less practical sense. Is there a clock on the instrument panel of your car? Do you sit at a computer at work? Do you carry a cellular telephone? If you didn’t wear a watch, how often would you wonder what time it was? As a mass market item, they’re fading. … Read more
This time I heard from Rusty, a classmate I haven’t seen since our ten-year reunion. In high school Rusty was a fun-loving party animal, but he was also bright and kind. I always enjoyed talking to him because he was a fellow raging metalhead, and also quite funny. Tonight he sent me a message and … Read more
For the 1979-80 school year, I was in the fourth grade, and my science teacher was Mrs. Dillard. She taught the metric system with conviction and gusto. (She also bummed me out for a week once because I came home believing soil erosion was the gravest problem facing humankind, but that’s another story.) Anyway, partially … Read more