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Postscript: When you’re a busy person…
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Postscript: When you’re a busy person…

Mar 13, 2026 1 min read

  … this is what your life is like.

Why I Do What I Do
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Why I Do What I Do

Feb 28, 2026 1 min read

Readers Write: “Love the way you write. Thanks for imparting a bit of your knowledge to me.” – KDW   Postscript: Symbols & Secrets That the…

Okay, Mother Nature, Enough Is Enough! 
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Okay, Mother Nature, Enough Is Enough! 

Feb 15, 2026 2 min read

This cold snap on the eastern seaboard of the US is not a snap, it’s practically a season. It’s been going on for a month. It is also not just on the…

Path to Citizenship?
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Path to Citizenship?

Feb 15, 2026 1 min read

Why I Do What I Do 
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Why I Do What I Do 

Feb 15, 2026 1 min read

Readers Write: From PP: “I’ve read and reread several of your books. I have digital notes from all of them. I regularly find myself going back to one…

Oh my God how I do hate species & varieties
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Oh my God how I do hate species & varieties

Feb 15, 2026 1 min read

I found this in Letters of Note. I love it. Shaun Usher presents us with a number of clips from letters that Charles Darwin wrote when he was on his…

Diving From… How High?! 
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Diving From… How High?! 

Feb 5, 2026 1 min read

Just watching this scares me.

Me, Myself, and My Laptop 
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Me, Myself, and My Laptop 

Jan 30, 2026 1 min read

I’m writing this from my little palapas-roofed pavilion next to my pool overlooking a great expanse of the Pacific Ocean. I’m here by myself because I…

Living on the Edge… of Your Couch
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Living on the Edge… of Your Couch

Jan 30, 2026 1 min read

Nothing Compares to Her… 
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Nothing Compares to Her… 

Jan 30, 2026 1 min read

I didn’t know she had died, so when I saw this, it took me aback. Here, in a theater in Dublin, Ireland, a 1,000-member choir sings Nothing Compares 2…

Mentorship: Older Than Empires (and Fishy Too)
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Mentorship: Older Than Empires (and Fishy Too)

Jan 23, 2026 1 min read

Where did the idea of mentorship and apprenticeship come from? Social scientists tell us it’s based on “reciprocity” – a relatively new term that we…

“The Monster Slash” 
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“The Monster Slash” 

Jan 23, 2026 1 min read

She’s completely wrong, but I love Elle Cordova so much that I gave her top honors for this spoof!