Four years ago today, I wound up in the ICU

10 years ago

Four years ago today -- Tuesday, January 11th, 2011 -- I was newly-separated, feeling chills, and having difficulty breathing. By…

“Kitty, no!”

10 years ago

You can't tell Kitty what to do:

You know why all pop songs sound the same these days? Because they ARE.

10 years ago

Musician Gregory Todd noticed the similarities among these six country hits... Sure Be Cool If You Did by Blake Shelton…

Two classic French responses to the Charlie Hebdo tragedy

10 years ago

Asterix creator Albert Uderzo came out of retirement at the age of eighty-seven to show his support for the French…

Missed connection (with special guest Jimmy Fallon)

10 years ago

This series of photos reminds me of Whittier's line: “Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are…

How does it know?

10 years ago

This just popped up on my computer's screen: So it would seem that I'm supposed to have an epiphany tomorrow.…

Florida pastor exchanges gunfire with disgruntled fired employee

10 years ago

When you've been fired, you can take it the right way, the wrong way, or the Florida way. Benjamin Parangan…

Eugene Stern shows another way to do the math that the New York Times didn’t

10 years ago

Eugene Stern, who blogs at Sense Made Here, describes himself as "interested in math and modeling and how they are used…