Recently, the New York Times published an interview with the author and publisher Jann Wenner. He talked about his new book containing interviews with 7 White, male musicians. When asked why there aren’t any interviews with women in the book, he stated that “none of...
Imagine if humans were able to hibernate. Personally, I’ve always been fascinated by animals that are able to sleep for several months without the need for food, heat or other creature comforts. Recent research has shown that it might be possible to use ultrasound to...
I ordered croquettes for lunch the other day. A croquette is a deep fried roll that originated in France. It had been a while since I had ordered them and I was reminded of the variety of flavors available: potato, cheese, corn, cream, crab, pumpkin,...
Today is White Day. For those of you who don’t know, it’s a tradition that was started by a Japanese candy company in an effort to increase its sales. According to the generally accepted rules of Valentine’s Day and White Day in Japan, it is...
Recently I passed by a new housing development called South Park. I’m guessing that the developers aren’t aware of the long running television animation series South Park. They probably don’t know that naming their development South Park runs counter to the image of a bucolic,...
My doctor recently gave me a screening for stomach cancer. He stuffed the tiny camera with the long and fat cable through my nose and down to my gut. It was my first screening with a camera so it was rather unsettling and uncomfortable. Anyway,...