Monthly Archives: November 2016

“Keep your eyes lifted and your head turning“.  A simple yet key phrase in the advice given by the brilliant sociobiologist, Edward O. Wilson to young scientists, but good advice to us all.  “Ideas emerge when a part of the … Continue reading →

Can’t place the title of the book?  It makes for a great trivia question.  What famous book with the title “The Long Silence of Danny Saunders” on its original manuscript, sold well over 3 million copies?  A further clue: the … Continue reading →

The first Thanksgiving in the New World was celebrated in 1621, nearly a year after the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. In 1789, George Washington became the first of many US presidents to formally proclaim a … Continue reading →

We skipped the light fandango Turned cartwheels ‘cross the floor I was feeling kinda seasick But the crowd called out for more The room was humming harder As the ceiling flew away When we called out for another drink The … Continue reading →

Stephen Jay Gould, world-renowned paleontologist, died at the age of sixty on May 20, 2002, the day I turned fifty.  I never met the man, and have no idea what we might have had in common other than what can … Continue reading →

And while we’re on the subject of Oliver Sacks … my desk still houses an artsy book from 2009 titled “The City Out My Window: 63 Views On New York“, featuring Oliver’s vignette on the view of New York through … Continue reading →

Melville House has a wonderful series of slim paperbacks titled “The Last Interview” with a cross section of public figures who are no longer with us.  They are transcriptions of the last recorded interview with the individual, as well as … Continue reading →

Thanks to Michelle Hershman for forwarding these signs, via the “too much time on your hands” network.  If you’re curious, here is the story behind the slogans on the reader board of a Chevron gasoline station in the Wallingford neighborhood … Continue reading →

Reince Priebus, Chair of the RNC and Donald Trump’s Chief of Staff, has referred to  Donald’s son-in-law in Jared Kushner as Jared Kirschner.  It’s an understandable error.  Kirschner and it’s truncated version Kirsch is a common Jewish name and one … Continue reading →

What an interesting year it was in the Arizona Fall League!  The intrigue surrounding Tim Tebow and the fact that although he struggled at the plate, he made steady progress and actually finished with a batting average 10 points higher … Continue reading →