Reality and Cinema Collide
I was recently struck by a remark a medical doctor made in connection victims of stab wounds. When a...
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The E Generation
In days of yore – which means anything more than 10 or 15 years ago – if a young...
The Vast Apple
Talk about size and distances.
On July 16, 1994, a huge comet will smash into Jupiter,...
ZZZZZZZZZ
You know the dialogue balloons in cartoons which indicate ZZZZZZ when the character falls asleep? This column is about...
World Enough and Time
People are scurrying hither and yon to make their lives more vigorous, healthy, longer.
The fact...
Anything Goes
Those who are aware that real lyrics once accompanied music – as opposed to three or four-word song titles ...
Life – However Large, However small – Precious
A small platoon of ants converge around a small particle of a leaf on the sidewalk a little away...
The Time Has Come
As Lewis Carroll’s walrus observed, the time has come, not to speak of many things, but to recognize that...
Pre-Destination
The idea of Pre-Destination is absurd!
The very concept of a true God, all good,...
The “G” Word
To Get Ahead, You’ve Got to Get Going
Everyone knows the ‘F’ word. It is, like...