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Appreciating your feet
Appreciating your feet (March 23, 2025)
I am a big fan of walking. This has led to a daily goal of 10,000 steps.
A study attempte...
Protecting yourself from Bozons March 16, 2025
A couple of decades ago public health officials noted an increasing and alarming phenomenon – smart people, who spent a lot of time wit...
Feeling Insignificant March 9, 2025
If you ever want to feel insignificant, you have only to read about the latest astrophysics discoveries.
Recently there was an annou...
Becoming a Conspiracy Theorist March 3, 2025
I think I would be a good conspiracy theorist. I have a vivid imagination, and I am a pretty good writer and speaker. There are many pe...
Joining the board of the Student Conservation Association. February 23, 2025
Recently I joined the board of the Student Conservation Association (SCA). A picture of the current board is below on the left. The SCA...
Choosing a Religion February 17, 2025
In my 20’s I struggled with my relationship to the Catholic Church. I was raised to be a devout Catholic. I was an altar boy (see below...
The Science of Garbology February 10, 2025
You can tell a lot about a neighborhood or city by examining its trash. Below are two pieces of paper I found on the street behind our ...
Educating Emma February 3, 2025
One day this week Denise and I took care of our granddaughter Emma for the day. She had a fever at night. Her mother Theresa was travel...
Communicating with aliens January 27, 2025
As I sat down to write his post I wondered “what is the oldest sport?” I know you know that answer. Wrestling.
Wrestling was first doc...
My mother and the infant me January 20, 2025
My stepmother gave me a box of letters that my father (George) wrote to his parents while he was in college and during the first couple...