Midshipman, Then Pacifist: Rare Victory to Leave Navy
From the NY Times: "NEW LONDON, Conn. — The question that changed Michael Izbicki’s life [...]
Subject: Euro-English is Coming Soon!
The European Commission has just announced an agreement whereby English will be the official language [...]
Will Allen and Growing Power
For those of you that have not checked out Will Allen, a former professional basketball [...]
Egypt and Food Prices
Another article that focuses only on what the US can do for Egypt and rising [...]
Perfect Soup Weather Coming
In this day and age of climate change it is chowder that just might save [...]
Cypress Knees, Beaver Sign, Bones, Ripples, Sycamore Leaves: A Hike at Murphysboro Lake with the Family in Southern Ilinois
Today the family went for a hike about thirteen miles east of Carbondale. It was [...]
Mind Gamer
A fascinating piece of writing about world champion memory competitions. I could not stop reading [...]
The Grapes of Wrath and a Walk through the Suburban Desert
After a long walk through the burbs this morning I am amazed at the amount [...]
Anthropologists Trace Human Origins Back To One Large Goat
This is an earth shaking story, one to be reckoned with. Was Darwin wrong about [...]
A Growing Leaderless Revolution
"Maybe some day we will be out on the streets and the world will watch [...]