Skeptophilia

I've been a musician for over forty years, and I think I'm reasonably good at my instrument, but there's one thing I've neve...

One of the most mind-blowing revelations from science in the past two hundred years came out of a concept so simple that a sixth-grader coul...

Welp, I guess it's time to dust off my camo and flak jacket and helmet and guns. The War on Christmas is starting early this year. I wis...

About eighteen years ago, my wife and I went on a vacation to Hawaii.  The trip was awesome, and we had a fantastic time in Kauai, appreciat...

When someone talks about getting a glimpse of prehistory from the modern landscape, usually what they're referring to is either (1) rock...

I've written a number of scenes that have affected me emotionally while I was writing them.  Honestly, that's always what I'm tr...

A friend of mine quipped that Republicans are the party that believes your rights begin at conception and end at birth. Yeah, I know, I know...