Skeptophilia

Any cat owners amongst my readers will undoubtedly know about the strange propensity of cats to climb into boxes.  Apparently it works for c...

As an avid birdwatcher, I've learned many of the vocalizations of our local species.  Some, especially the migratory species we only hea...

One of the most mesmerizing sights in nature is the collective motion of large groups of animals. I remember watching films by Jacques Coust...

We once owned a very peculiar border collie named Doolin.  Although from what I've heard, saying "very peculiar" in the same b...

My favorite wild animals are bats. I think the flying fox -- a large diurnal species of fruit bat -- has got to be one of the coolest animal...

The first few years my wife and I were married, we had a dog named Doolin. At least I think Doolin was a dog.  The story is that she was bor...

Starfish are odd creatures in just about every respect. They belong to a phylum called Echinodermata , which is Greek for "spiny skin...

I know Life Follows Art, and all, but somehow I didn't expect the Art to be a sketch from Monty Python . If you're a Python fan, you...

One of my favorite movies, which I have seen I don't even know how many times, is Jurassic Park . I'm honestly not much of a movie-w...

Any cat owners amongst my readers will undoubtedly know about the strange propensity of cats to climb into boxes.  Apparently it works for c...

I love my dogs to pieces, but sometimes they drive me up a tree. Especially our three-year-old pittie, Guinness.  He's sweet, cuddly, ...