… and all the children are above average

The annual arrival of the popcorn here at my office couldn’t have come at a better time. It’s almost impossible to concentrate on being depressed at a break up when you’re shoveling cheese popcorn into  [more...]

Ever wonder what the northern lights sound like? How about the music of storms on other planets? Professor Donald Gurnett maintains a web page () with these and other sounds generated through the radio signals from  [more...]

I say it every summer, and now the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration agrees: the Earth is getting too damned close to the sun. Posted today on their website (and subsequently removed): NON  [more...]