The things we do to the earth

Yesterday, the little hole-in-the-wall deli/sandwich spot in my office building was closed, an unusual occurrence. Mrs. Kim is always there early in the morning — you can even get a good breakfast there. I was  [more...]

I was perusing the USGS Recent Earthquakes page this afternoon, and came across a listing for a microearthquake — magnitude 0.6. It occurred last Thursday, about a mile from my house on the other side of the  [more...]

Dad just called from the car following a doctor appointment — he insists that he’s better, and he sounds it. But my dad is sort of like me in health matters, he’s kind of unlikely to see the true  [more...]