An Insignificant Historical Event
An insignificant historical event on a crowded train platform when a famous actor steps in to save a young man’s life, but it’s remembered.
Read the MusingThe Curse of Two Sleeps
In a time not so long ago, people commonly had two sleeps each night. Maybe my insomnia isn’t a disorder—just a forgotten tradition.
Read the MusingLost in Fur: Tech Gone Wrong
Smart tech meets shedding chaos. My newest robovac takes on four Siberian Huskies—only to get hilariously lost in an avalanche of fur.
Read the MusingOrdinary Goodness
An airplane crash. The plane came to rest upside down. The passengers hung from their seatbelts. And then came the ordinary goodness.
Read the MusingA Tree for Christmas
In the wake of a tumultuous year, Tom Bradley found a scraggly tree for Christmas that gave his family more than he could have hoped.
Read the MusingWings of Doom
A simple nightly routine with my dogs led me to face the wings of doom, a hideous creature that lurks in the shadows of my yard.
Read the MusingArtistic Monkey Business
Sotheby’s auctioned Maurizio Cattelan’s “Comedian” for $6.2 million Wednesday. It’s a banana duct-taped to a wall. Totally artistic monkey business.
Read the MusingWalking Catastrophe
How much chaos can come from a simple morning task with the dogs? Let’s sum it up with the phrase “walking catastrophe.”
Read the MusingNight and Day
For morning people, the end of daylight saving time is the difference between night and day, at least for the precious early moments of the day.
Read the MusingWhy Hurricane Helene Was So Horrible
Hurricane Helene was a monster storm, but the way it hit Western North Carolina couldn’t have been much worse.
Read the MusingFallen Giant: Requiem for a Walnut Tree
Hurricane Helene devastated Asheville and the surrounding mountains. Our walnut tree was but a minor victim of her wrath.
Read the MusingHelene (To The Tune of “Jolene” by Dolly Parton)
As soon-to-be Hurricane Helene grows in the gulf, it seemed appropriate to parody the classic song “Jolene” by Dolly Parton.
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