Soldiers and Sailors Memorial and Museum

3 years ago

Another visit to Pittsburgh with my history-loving son.

We Tried to Do Vanlife Right. It Broke Us Down.

3 years ago

Shortly before I got married, my sister rented an RV and we spent a couple weeks driving around Arizona and…

Darmok (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 5, Episode 2) Picard of the Federation, His Metaphors Timely

3 years ago

Rewatching Star Trek: The Next Generation After an awkward encounter with aliens whose language is incomprehensible, Picard finds himself on…

Redemption, Part II (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 5, Episode 1) Klingon Empire Wages Civil War

3 years ago

Rewatching Star Trek: The Next Generation The teaser opens with Worf serving on Kurn's ship, and being scolded for second-guessing…

Steampunk flag for the United States of Britannia (from the alternate history my kids and I made up during bedtime stories)

3 years ago

In the steampunk world my kids and I made up for bedtime stories (from about 2007-2013), Benjamin Franklin's discovery of…

A WWII Propaganda Campaign Popularized the Myth That Carrots Help You See in the Dark

3 years ago

Yet another widely held cultural myth falls to the cold hard power of actual research. During the 1940 Blitzkrieg, the Luftwaffe often struck…

When an Eel Climbs a Ramp to Eat Squid From a Clamp, That’s a Moray

3 years ago

Somewhere today a headline writer is wearing a happy little smirk. Moray eels can hunt on land, and footage from…

Redemption, Part I (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 4, Episode 26) Klingon Empire Faces Civil War

3 years ago

Rewatching Star Trek: The Next Generation While en route to the Klingon Homeworld to participate in the installation of Gowron…

Seton Hill discontinues mask requirement for vaccinated individuals

3 years ago

The pandemic is not over. It's a blessing to live in a country with the resources to acquire and distribute…

Spot of sunlight seems to be sliding down an escalator.

3 years ago

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