Fix it Yourself

I have a very roller coaster relationship with fixing things around the house. Especially the plumbing. I always like to try to do things myself if I can. And plumbing is one of those things that I can comprehend and, unlike carpentry, doesn’t require lots of skill to get functional.. Read more…

Haymarket Massacre

It was Labor Day here in America yesterday. At least technically. America doesn’t know how to Labor Day though. When the idea for a labor day came about in the late 19th century, to commemorate the efforts of the labor movements pushing for better working conditions, including but not limited Read more…

The Eagle has Landed

50 years ago today Apollo 11 launched from Cape Canaveral on its way to the moon. It would touch down four days later on July 20th, 1969 setting two humans on the first object beyond Earth. A monumental achievement that caught the collective attention of the world. Growing up in Florida Read more…

Promotional Pricing

Bloody Comcast. Every year they jack up my internet bill by 50% so I have to wrangle with them to get a reasonable price. All because everything is “promotional” prices. That’s because they want to suck you in by seeming reasonable and then hope you won’t want to make an Read more…

Summer’s Here

Well, not technically. But school’s out and for most of us, especially here in America, that’s the signal for the start of summer.  At least it is for me. I imagine for people who finished school 20 years ago, don’t have kids and don’t work in any job that has Read more…

From a Certain Point of View

The generally accepted theory about the universe is that it is expanding. Everything expanded out from a central singularity in the “Big Bang” and formed galaxies, stars, etc. Since then, space itself has been expanding. On a local scale, gravity overcomes this expansion and we see no change. On the Read more…

The America We Are

It’s finally happened. Robert Mueller has turned in the report on his investigation into the 2016 election and Russian interference. As I write this, a summary has been released by the Attorney General but the complete report has still not been seen outside the Justice Department. Now, the full report Read more…

Happy Holidays

Happy holidays everyone! I’m taking a two week break here and on Many Worlds Fiction. Seraph’s Gambit  will return with episode 17 on January 7, 2019. Enjoy your end of year celebrations!