Before you read this any further, go read Scott Hanselman’s excellent blog post I’m A Phony.  Are You?.  It also might help if you’ve watched either of AMC’s first-rate television series Mad Men or Breaking Bad.  If you haven’t watched them, I recommend you do so, but in order from the beginning.  Context is the […]

The Science of Santa Claus No known species of reindeer can fly. BUT there are 300,000 species of living organisms yet to be classified, and while most of these are insects and germs, this does not  COMPLETELY rule out flying reindeer which only Santa has ever seen. There are 2 billion children (persons under 18) […]

Well, you have all been blessed with my presence for forty-six years today.  No doubt all  your lives have been positively (hell…damn near miraculously) impacted by my existence. Meh. I’m not big on annual events that are effectively celebrating one less of something, be it birthdays (my own or someone else’s), New Year’s Day, what […]