It’s graduation time and no one asked me to deliver a commencement speech but here’s one anyway. Dear Class of 2014 2015, Here’s the short version. Browse the dictionary. A real, paper dictionary. Here’s the long version: So, if you … Continued
Last week I had a most pleasant earworm, the Hollies He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother. I’ve written about this song before, and the important thing for the sake of this post is that when I was eight years old, … Continued
Dear Filmmaker, It seemed like there was big news recently involving the Milarch’s and the planting of some redwoods they cloned in Oregon. I noticed that you put a link to the event on the A Life’s Work Facebook page, but … Continued
Did you hear Jill Tarter of the SETI Institute on NPR’s Fresh Air yesterday? If not, check out the interview. It’s well worth 25 minutes and 26 seconds of your life. I don’t know why it surprises me, but Fresh Air’s Dave … Continued