I learned about tiny houses by reading the recent issue of Time Magazine, which featured 51 ideas for "making a difference" regarding global warming. Jay Shafer owns Tumbleweed Tiny House Company, which designs tiny inhabitable houses. His smallest model is a mind-cramping 40 square foot floorplan. On the other hand,…
This video just goes to show you how vigorously the GOP is spinning our "success" in Iraq. Notice that McCain was wearing a bulletproof vest during his "stroll through the market." He also brought 100 soldiers and five helicopters to protect him while he "walked freely" through the market.
I photographed this older orangutan yesterday at the St. Louis Zoo. He had moved slowly to this spot about 50 feet away from the glass, where he paused for several minutes and stared back at the humans who were staring at him. I was pondering whether this photo needed a caption, but…
You'll find this in the current edition of Newsweek. Here's an excerpt regarding the source of morality in the absence of religion: WARREN: Sam, what are the secular sources of an acceptable moral code? HARRIS: Well, I don't think that the religious books are the source. We go to the…
My daughters and I have started to watch some of the episodes from the Star Trek Voyager series on DVD. We are not disappointed at all. All of us are finding that the series contains well-written, thought-provoking, stories. Here is a topic that might seem unrelated to Star Trek: According to…