Why Is the Connection between People and Dogs So Strong?

And What Does That Mean About Our Relationships with Other Animals? A lot of people, most people I expect, like animals a lot. I know I do. Over the years I have enjoyed the company of dogs, cats, fish, and other assorted critters. My devotion to and affection for them …

Can Your Watch Save Your Life?

We Might Want to Pay Attention to That Question In the last few weeks I have seen 3 more stories of people’s lives being saved by their Apple watches. The impressively accurate watch detects heart beat irregularities and pressure changes. It even measures some effects of blood clots. In each …

What do Alex Jones, Laura Ingraham – and YOU – have in Common?

You have at least one important thing in common. Relax, I am not about to compare you to Alex Jones, Laura Ingraham, or their fellow travelers. If you like those folks, you likely are not a reader of this blog. But if you do happen to find them agreeable, you are …

Quotes to Carry Around

Here are Some Thoughts to Carry You Through the Weekend I confess to being a collector of quotable phrases. I have pages of them at this point. I enjoy reading them and sharing them. I offer you today a baker’s dozen from my collection. Some are profound, some are funny …

History Is About To Come Calling

Events are About to Catch Up with Trump and Company. History will Not be Kind. In a sense, many of us alive today have been here before. There came a time in Watergate that the weight of evidence and history would no longer be denied. It was an amazing …

Worried About Electronic Vulnerability? You Should Be – A Lot

This is WAY Beyond Your Facebook Account By now, we all know about the Russian interference in our elections. Let’s not kid around by calling it meddling. This is an attack of the most fundamental nature. But an important element of this aggression has gotten lost in the background for …