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Here’s the third bizarre occurrence that greeted me on my return home: ants. I found a line of them marching across the countertop in the kitchen. I tried desperately to trace where they were coming from —  [more...]

Well, that was a miscalculation — I bought a bunch of LED lights this year, figuring that I’d be a bit green and not use so much electricity lighting my Christmas tree. Big mistake. The LED lights give a  [more...]

Politicians claim that the Terror State is necessary to defend democratic institutions from the threat of terrorism. But there is a deep irony to this rhetoric. Terrorism does not pose, has never posed and never will  [more...]