Sunny with a chance of Nyah Nyahs

Two years ago something horrifying happened. Someone I knew was murdered when the plane he was in was deliberately slammed into the Pentagon. The plane flew over my house, and crashed about a mile away. I was in the  [more...]

As I sit here watching a revival of Cosmos, a series that premiered when I was in high school, I find myself nostalgic for Carl Sagan and his unique way of combining science and philosophy. He would be appalled today at  [more...]

I’m amazed and extremely happy that Elizabeth Smart was found safely and returned to her family, an astonishing 9 months after her abduction. I asked this question 9 months ago, and I still wonder today: the media  [more...]