[Disclaimer: I am not a member so I could only read the first few paragraphs of this piece.The work of Derek Bickerton is must reading for anyone interested in Creole languages, I had the honor of meeting him in Honolulu over 30…Dec 3Dec 3
"Dress-up, put some make-up and get ready for your next encounter of the superhuman kind."And, hey, clean up your room!!Dec 1Dec 1
[Disclaimer: I am not a member so I could only read the first few paragraphs of this piece.Around the millenium, my wife and I read the Old Testament as we toured the Holy Land. We were horrified by some of the stories. The worst…Nov 6Nov 6
Maybe, way back when, when Trump actually donated to one of Harris' campaigns, he was under the…(I mean, how can someone who is already a fool be fooled?)Aug 6Aug 6
[Disclaimer: I am not a member, so I wasn't able to read more than the first few paragraphs.Grant, I love your history articles (even though I cannot read the major part of some of them, they allow me to Google your chosen subject…Aug 2Aug 2
It's "our kids", not "my kids".If we can't do right by the next generation, how can we possibly do right for our own?Jul 311Jul 311
Regarding prehistoric beds, I cannot resist passing on this story from a visit to the National Zoo…A crowd gathered at the orangutan enclosure as a young male appeared to be busy preparing a bed. First he bunched up some hay in a mound…Jul 221Jul 221
Maybe we experience time going "forward" because there is an evolutionary advantage to spotting…In short, living time backwards would be virtually impossible. So we, and probably all living creatures, have opted for the easier route …Jul 11Jul 11