Over the past few weeks, I’ve been flipping through some old editions of Audubon, Smithsonian, and Nature magazines dating back to the first term of the Reagan Redundancy. Between a passionate cry for justice in the Amazon and, say, a …continue reading

Just for fun, picture a color wheel with red, yellow and blue making up the exterior. Think of these colors and the different aspects of a game, be it the type of player, his or her demographic, the game’s genre, …continue reading

It is an oft-repeated rallying cry among prominent atheists that religion itself is the bane of man and should be abolished before it destroys us.  Certainly, many horrible atrocities have been committed in the name of many faiths and it …continue reading

Recollections of a mysterious fire in the Upper Mississippi River Valley, circa 1966. There’s a window to the railroad on the faded, mossy face Of lonesome little farmhouse on the old Milwaukee Line. Dangling, still, upon her frames are curtains …continue reading

Let’s say I’m a rapist (hypothetical, pinky swear) and I come to understand that rape is “wrong,” or damaging to my species, or to the world in general.  Logically I would deduce that in order to restore normalcy, and perhaps …continue reading

Check yo’self, fool – everything you know is wrong. Thanks to Aristotle, science has spent its formative years much like that of a pubescent adolescent – sure, lots of brightly colored little mountains of newness have arisen with great regularity; …continue reading

Well the kettle is hot and I’m ready to pour you a cup of tea. My friends, today I sit with you perplexed. I have a few thoughts to share with you, and hopefully you will share some insight as …continue reading

There’s no easy way to open a discussion about this, so I’ll have to be blunt. And it’s not a very enjoyable subject, so I’ll try to be brief. But I won’t try to avoid making enemies, for that way …continue reading

EGG — in 1,001 words by Draw Killick   Two robots were fighting each other. They both had lasers but one had a special bomb. He was about to use it but then my dad said it was time to …continue reading

Jesus and Isaac and Iphigenia Went on a voyage to visit the Maya. When they got there, the cities were bare, But O how the jungles were full of papaya! Cortez caught an oyster and wanted the pearl; He pulled …continue reading

Hello and come in, I’ve just put on a kettle of tea. I would just like to chat and discuss a few things today; this being my first column, I thought it would be best if I introduced myself: I’m …continue reading

In keeping with my theme from two weeks ago, I have been looking at other areas of my life in which I could cut some costly corners and save a few dollars. Examining my supply of makeup and beauty products …continue reading