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"Normality is a paved road.  It's comfortable to walk, but no flowers grow on it."   -- Vincent van Gogh

I was working on a mind-numbing task not too long ago, and picked out Flash of Genius on Netflix to entertain me while I did it. There is...

It just so happened that S and I watched, on two consecutive nights, two movies about people who had lost children. First up was The Funda...

I enjoyed reading The Stranger in the Woods , if for no other reason than that it told a truly incredible story.  How does a person disappea...

My front garden has been going delightfully crazy.

It's a new month, and hopefully the weather will stay beautiful!  It's also the kick-off for the outdoor activity season around StL,...

On the first of this month, it was snowing and I was stuck inside, so I cooked up a storm.  It looks like spring is finally here -- just in ...

I love Neil deGrasse Tyson .  He is smart and funny and not stuck in the all-too-stuffy world of academicians who are more impressed with th...