Have you ever noticed that certain people who drive Very Large Vehicles tend to drive slower than everyone else? I followed a 4X4 pick-up truck of epic proportions this morning and the driver crawled along at just under 25 miles an hour on a 35 mph street. He--there's only one…
I was drilling titanium in my basement when my wife called me up to see what the grackles in our sycamore were complaining about. I barely had time to grab my camera and get a snapshot before he gave up on his latest kill, a pigeon lying in the street.…
I've always been fascinated by the moon. Perhaps it was my father's work with NASA from the 1960's through the 1990's, or maybe just a fascination with shiny things. I was sitting in my back yard watching the fireflies and bats at dusk, when I was inspired to grab my…
I needed to attend a deposition in Washington D.C. today. I brought one of my daughters (she's 6) on the trip. She patiently drew pictures and read books during the deposition, which lasted two hours this morning. Now that I'm done with work, we're having fun doing tourist things. First, we visited…
I hereby designate this space to be about Ben. If you've never met him, Ben will show up here soon enough, with an armful of links and lots of observations. I think this should serve as the official place where we can chat with Ben, jab him good-naturedly, learn of the…