Coal: A Burning Rant

Ask anyone what their favorite flammable rock is and most will answer, “Coal”, although some will certainly answer, “French fries” because they didn’t hear you clearly. Coal was first postulated by cave men who wondered, “What can I find to burn?” Little did they know that coal had been created millions of years ago during […]

Thoughts on Autumn

Autumn leaves don’t fall, they fly. They take their time and wander on this their only chance to soar; then, we rake them up, stuff them into plastic bags and send them to the dump to get incinerated. ☼ Fall is the time of year when those who can afford it put themselves into medically-induced […]

Fond Memories of My Uncle Renny

In my family, Uncle Renny is the entrepreneur… a man unafraid to take risks and also not afraid to avoid them. In this way, he covered all his bases. When I knew him, he was very old; but, years earlier, he had been very young… younger still in the years before that… Uncle Renny arrived […]

Ask a Super-intelligent Bio-engineered Dog Part 4: The Doggening of David Dogg

Dear Super-intelligent Bio-engineered Dog, We’ve just had our second child, who doesn’t look like me; and, now my wife is trying to convince me that Chinese is a recessive gene. She makes a compelling argument, but I’m a little skeptical. San Francisco Dad of Two (?) Dear Dad, You are right to be skeptical. The […]