The Yew Tree And Other Pluckers

Understanding of words is critical to successful communication. On any level, it is smart to know what is being said. That also must include recognition and comprehension of some unpleasantries we all experience, sooner or later, in the daily societal combat we call life. More specifically, there is a two word instructional phrase, that carries […]

Sleeping Beauty Found And No Kiss Required

Sleeping Beauty has been found. She is a 2,000 year old mummy, buried in a stone grave on the shore of the Yenisei River, in Russia’s Republic of Khakassia. A drop in the water level in May revealed her grave, which had been safely hidden underwater, until then. Archaeologists nicknamed the mummy Sleeping Beauty, because […]

One More Returns To The Stars

Brad Steiger said, “We are all spiritual beings. The paranormal is just part of the world we all share but do not fully comprehend.” He departed this earthly realm Sunday, May 6, 2018, and has left behind all who believe, and will continue searching for that which has yet to be fully comprehended. Steiger came […]

It’s A Bird, It’s A Plane, It’s ———

There is a common saying attributed to the FBI; “When in doubt, cross it out”. In response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, and subsequent lawsuit, the Federal Bureau of Investigation finally forwarded requested records; however, they redacted a reporter’s name, thus proving the Bureau’s strict policy of protecting identities is still very […]

The Kingdom Of Nye Is Silent

The Kingdom of Nye is quiet today. Art Bell has left, and there is but an eerie silence across the land. It was with shock and profound sadness that his passing was announced; of all possible days, on Friday the 13th. How like our king to choose such a date to leave. Never before in […]

Elon Musk And A Call To Vigilance

Elon Musk, founder of Tesla and SpaceX, has expressed serious concern for the future of humankind if research and development of Artificial Intelligence is allowed to continue without serious regulation. Musk has said unabated growth toward a digital super-intelligence, which would far exceed that of humans, is a scenario wherein AI could take over the […]

Words To The Wise

I am so shocked, I can hardly believe what I now know. It started when I was in high school. In those days, I read Seventeen Magazine, faithfully. It was my source for all things pertaining to teen life, body awareness, and boys. Every month the best part, which I savored, was an article, or […]

Hitching A Ride On the ISS

Last week, Russia’s state news agency, TASS, announced a Russian cosmonaut had told them living bacteria have been found on the outside of the International Space Station. The lead of Russia’s ISS crew, launching in December, Anton Shkaplerov, had said the station’s Russian segment was swabbed by previous cosmonauts during spacewalks, called Extravehicular Activities, taking […]

Ph.D For A Flat Earth Theory

As the end of another year approaches, no argument or subject of research has seemed more nonsensical and without reasonable merit than that of the Flat Earth Theory. Yes, as we approach 2018, people far and wide, including academia, are seriously discussing the shape of the planet on which they dwell. To understand, most proponents […]

Just The Right Word

Taking time off to think, or even not to think, is a rich and delicious experience. For one who thrives on writing, it is a difficult decision to set aside the very thing that has defined, throughout my life, vocation and avocation, melding them into one. Leaving words, sentences, paragraphs, those pesky frenemies behind; freedom […]