by David | Sep 22, 2013 | reading & writing, science!
You probably know that today is the Autumnal (in the Northern hemisphere) Equinox, the end of Summer and the start of Autumn. In fact, it’s right about now, 5:44pm ET. I thought it was odd that the “day and night of equal length” was at a particular...
by David | Jan 10, 2013 | economics, travel
With the winter holidays ahead, I decided to replace my dangerously dull moustache scissors with a fancy new pair. Stainless steel, comfort grip, finely serrated blades. My upper lip blinked and squinted in the sunlight. I recall once watching a grown man at a TSA...
by David | Feb 20, 2011 | culture
I am a cartography nerd. I like maps. I like globes. I like pondering questions like “what countries have land borders with just one other country?” (There are 17 such nations, including two mutual pairs and two Italian enclaves. How many can you name...
by David | Jan 31, 2011 | reading & writing
It’s bad enough to run out of things to write, but I’m starting to worry that I’ve also run out of things to say. The other day at work, during a lull, discussion tuned to whale watching. We started sharing stories of whale watches we’d been...
by David | Mar 7, 2010 | culture, economics, media, reading & writing
As you may know, the first rule of my book club is, well, I can’t tell you the first rule. One of the other rules is, when it’s your turn, you pick the book and that’s the book. No discussion, voting or appeals are needed. Sure, there’s...
