As I See It

There are twins, and there are conjoined twins — what people used to call “Siamese twins.” This is a tale of two conjoined twins, one set...

Just after my high school days and later in college, illegal drugs were seemingly everywhere. Smoking weed, pot, bud, maryjane, marijuana...

Hey! Who wants to go down to the bar and throw an axe? Not since beer began being served in drinking horns to battle axe-carrying...

When I was young back in the Jurassic Era, my peers (mainly guys) would address each other as “Man.” “Hey Man — What’s happening?” “Man,...

Do you remember the 1976 movie “All the President’s Men”? Based on a book by Washington Post reporters Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward,...

Robots and artificial intelligence. They’re not really the same, but if you add AI to a robot, you’ve got what we’ve been wanting and...

We humans have come a long way in understanding the Universe. At least, that’s what we like to tell ourselves. Ever since Galileo...

I’ve written about this before, but it bears some repeating now. The ultimate fate of the planet may depend on how the human race can...

You might think I’m writing this on acid. Yeah, well, I’m not. It’s a sober, heart-felt tribute to the tree — my brother. Just like me,...

I’ve always loved Summer. It’s that time of year when you can wear shorts and T-shirts and sandals. And sleep with the windows open. My...

I tend to stay away from overtly religious topics, but there’s one topic that I really don’t believe is entirely religious -- though it...

For most of my life, I’ve been hearing about the Old Farmer's Almanac and its “uncanny” weather predictions. Not being a farmer, I never...

Woodstock 1969: THE seminal rock-and-youth-culture event of the ages. Are you old enough to remember it? If not, maybe you’ve seen the...

Recently, I’ve been doing some thinking about The End of Time. I don’t know about you, but I’m starting to get nervous. It seems like the...

When do we stop caring about our hair? It depends on each person, of course, but in general we ALL want to hold onto that beautiful scalp...

Our home for 27 years (My 100th blog!) Most everyone, with any luck, has a special place in their hearts and memories that means so much...

When I was growing up, my Mom decided to sell our great old Jefferson Street house after my Dad unexpectedly died of a heart attack in...

“I’m going to say just one word: Plastic.” Remember that line from The Graduate? At the time of the 1967 movie, plastic was an investor’s...

I guess there must be plenty of weird jobs in the world. But I heard of one the other day that stopped me in my tracks: Eyebrow...

Do you have a “Bucket List”? You know: That list of things you must do/want to do before you die? Lots of people have one. But I never...