BIPHASIC SLEEP
Most of us have never heard of “Biphasic Sleep”, let alone heard of “First Sleep” or “Second Sleep”. However, they seem to have been normal …
THE KING’S ROAD
A narrow, serpentine road, the King’s Road or Dar bar-Raseef, winds down through ridges and gorges. In case you’re wondering, I am not describing the …
BRITAIN’S AREA 51
I was quite surprised to discover Britain’s Area 51. Orford Ness may now be abandoned, some of its research still secret and much of its …
COMMUNISM VERSUS DEMOCRACY
Communism versus democracy: The age-old argument between purveyors of democracy and those that advocate communism both depend on ideologies that don’t work in practice. In …
FOGGING UP YOUR WINDSCREEN
You would think that “Fogging up your windscreen” would be a thing of the past by now. Certainly, the smeary vision we put up with …
WHO ACTUALLY DISCOVERED THE CARIBBEAN
The question of who actually discovered the Caribbean is a mystery that has been perplexing anthropologists for centuries. When Columbus arrived on Hispaniola in the …
BLIND AMBITION VERSUS INTEGRITY
The reality of blind ambition versus integrity could not be better illustrated than by the embarrassing debacle that took place in the U.S. House of …
NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS
The beginning of a New Year makes many of us make New Year resolutions, and most of us break them in the first few hours, …
CHIQUITITA
This story about Abba and UNICEF is a feel-good start to the New Year. It shows what a difference a simple act can achieve, and …
AGE LIMITS
The recent mid-term elections in the United States raised a question with me about age limits for political representatives at all levels. A minimum age …