Tag: General nonsense

I’ve been overwhelmed with e-mail and comments pointing out that I misunderstand a great many things about science. While this is certainly true, the vagueness of the accusations is robbing you of the joy of publicly humiliating me with razor-sharp specificity. Here’s a chance to fix that. Add a comment…

Today I am whacked out on pain killers because yesterday I had surgery to correct my deviated septum. I didn’t ask a lot of questions about the procedure but I can deduce most of the details based on the way I feel today.  Apparently doctors shove a starving wolverine into one…

As I write this blog entry I am pedaling a recumbent exercise bike, listening to CNN in an air conditioned room, and typing on my Blackberry with my thumbs. Some might say that I am no longer in touch with nature. Personally, I feel that I have way too much…

Prior to giving a talk to a business group in Atlanta, I was waiting in a tiny concrete dressing room, just reading the Atlanta Constitution Journal and using my Blackberry. It quickly became apparent that the backstage crew uses the bathroom in the dressing room because it’s nearby and rarely…

One of the most common questions I get is “Do you ever get writer’s block?” The thing I love about that question is that it reveals a wonderful optimism in the person who is asking. I suspect that the people who ask this question believe they possess deep wells of…

If you posted a comment a few days ago and it never showed up, I have a perfectly good explanation for that. The way the system works is that all of your comments first go into a temporary holding database where I can read and approve them before they get…

My blog is the only writing you’ll see from me that doesn’t first go through a professional editor. That means plenty of grammar and punctuation wrecks for you to enjoy. I blame the public education system. The only reason I dare writing this blog is because I have absolutely no…