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FRED FIRST: Peregrinations of a *BoZo

I have a few bits of biological blarney to pass along before I focus later today on packing for Ghost Ranch. I woke up earlier than my intention this...

ANDY PITZER: No Offseason

“It’s the time of the season.” This pertains to and will make the most sense for...

BOB BROWN: “I Remember World War II”

On December 7, 1941, my sister, Edith, eight years my senior, and I were in...

FRED FIRST: Go West At Last, Old Man

Decades of frugality have come abruptly to an end. I have made the choice to...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Bring Back The War Department

President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave a prescient and heartfelt speech in Chautauqua, New York, on...

The Statistics Don’t Lie – America’s Future Hangs in the Balance

At about 11:22 PM, EST on Tuesday, September 4, 2012, the US national debt clock registered trillion. In case this does not...

A Little Curiosity about a Great Big Universe

If you were in charge of the federal budget, would you pay .5 billion to investigate the potential for life on a remote...

Its Amazing What You Can Do In A Day

      I crack my eyes open in time to see a water tower as it flies by the drizzle-streaked window. Proudly emblazoned on it are...

Spiders Spiders Everywhere!

 Charlotte’s Web, Little Miss Muffet: Those childhood books with their stories of spiders were probably created to ease children’s fears of spiders.  They...

Some Old / New Technology That Has Come A Very Long Way

 It's back to school season, so here's a short primer in Technology 101.  In 1948, Drexel graduate students Bernard Silver and Norman Woodland overheard...

What is Accountability?

 One of the most frustrating and misunderstood concepts in parenting today is accountability.  A parent’s view on this can set the tone for...