Category Archives: Random Musings

I know it’s early on, and I know a lot of other candidates are getting most of the press right now, but based on this foreign policy speech, I’m going to have to take a closer look at Carly Fiorina. … Continue reading →

I could use a little good news and positive vibes today, and perhaps you can, too, so I’ve searched the interwebs for a few things praiseworthy or of good report: A teenager from Northport, New York, who has been struggling … Continue reading →

I recently stumbled across a sales pitch on a website that made me do a double-take. Someone was promoting artwork celebrating the US Women’s Soccer Team, who just won the World Cup. Buying this artwork, they claimed, was a great … Continue reading →

Occasionally life yields a pun so wonderful you just have to tell people, even if they’ll be convinced you’re making it up. This is one such case: Our dog has been having some health problems lately, so we’ve been giving … Continue reading →

This is cool and informative and cool…

My twelve-year-old son entered a local Pokemon tournament this week. The last one he entered didn’t go so well, and though he kept a positive outlook, he was clearly disappointed. Undaunted, he has been working hard since then to build … Continue reading →

I had just turned off onto the ramp taking me from one freeway to another on my way to work this morning when another car came zipping across two lanes of traffic and the paved zone between the diverging lanes to … Continue reading →

Most of the models of the solar system you’ve seen are…greatly abbreviated. There is a lot of space between planets, and our solar system is…huge. The planets themselves are quite tiny. This is what I learned/recalled from this visualization from Josh … Continue reading →

I’ve never been a fan of Las Vegas. That’s probably because, up until last week, I’ve only ever experienced The Strip. I spent most of last week in Vegas, but I got to see an entirely different side of the city … Continue reading →