As I wrote this post, I was watching the inauguration ceremonies on CNN and sincerely praying that nobody would be killed. I don't believe I have felt this strongly about a new administration since Camelot. Not this…

Following my move from a large house on the far fringes of the westernmost suburbs of Chicago to a much smaller apartment in a suburban town, I clearly had to dispose of many possessions. There was not enough room for e…

Did you know that:The expression, "Mad as a hatter" often refers to the display of a mental condition. It had its origin with the heavy metal (mercurous oxide) poisoning and consequent brain and kidney damage that occur…

The Zeigarnik effect predicts that we will remember uncompleted tasks much longer and more strongly than completed ones. That would also, I believe, apply to dreams about the unattainable girl you worshipped in high sch…

I've heard that there's a big football game comin' soon. I had to research it a little because footballs don't have engines or wheels and don't do anything of much interest to me. Besides which, racing helmets are way …