As I See It

I hate flying. Yes, I’ve said it before, and I’m saying it again after a recent flight to the South to visit old friends. The visit was...

I just learned something shocking about one of my very favorite movies: Groundhog Day. The 1993 film purports to be set in Punxsutawney,...

We all know that -– throughout recorded history — there have been nations/countries that have reigned supreme in Their World and in Their...

Living as I do at a temperate latitude, there is one thing about Winter I DO like very much: No bugs. Yes, with the advent of chilly...

If you are a regular reader of these blogs (and I KNOW you ARE), then you realize I’ve been a little queasy about the continuing advances...

Did you ever take a look at something and try to see the layers behind it? Take a simple can of peaches, for example. You’re holding the...

They’re streaming down from Canada, but they don’t seem that polite. They’re the so-called “super pigs,” and they’re scaring the bejeezus...

How could something so big and so impressive simply disappear? That’s a question that was recently bothering me, and maybe it’s bothered...

Hey — Did you feel that? Apparently, the Earth’s core just recently stopped spinning. Yes. Scientists in China reported their research on...

Who’s up for a taxi ride with a robot driver? That’s what’s happening now in San Francisco, where autonomous Artificial Intelligence...

Have you heard about the new vending machines in Japan offering whale meat? Yes, it’s true. There are currently three vending machines --...

It’s hard to believe how some creatures can get discovered so many years after they lived/died. In this case, it’s one of the world’s...

With the ongoing Australian Open tennis tournament, I keep hearing about Australia being the “Land Down Under.” Of course, we/they say...

Ever have a desire to learn and speak a totally made-up language? Me neither. But — amazingly — there are thousands of people across the...

The other day I was watching a movie that had a bunch of testosterone-dripping guys riding around on their choppers -- and it reminded me...

"All good things gotta come to an end…” (From Jackson Browne’s excellent 1993 album, “I’m Alive”) My wife and I recently had to say...

Scientists and government officials earlier this month announced the achievement of a technological “Holy Grail” breakthrough long sought...

I recently celebrated yet another birthday (thank you, God) and had a lovely day with my lovely wife. Coming as it always does with the...

Can you imagine falling almost two miles from an exploding airplane into the Amazon jungle, and then walking back to civilization 11 days...

I thought I knew most everything about Abraham Lincoln, but I was wrong. Most of us view Lincoln — our 16th president — as one of the...