DEPENDS WHAT YOU HIT
Depends what you hit, or what hits you. This statement of survivability is as true today as it was many years ago when traffic safety …
WASTED WATER
Wasted Water is a problem that is gaining more and more traction as the pre-eminent issue of our times, even if it’s one that most …
ORANGE JUICE
Orange Juice would hardly seem to be an important subject for a blog. However, the fact that concentrate orange-juice futures in New York, which soft-drink …
ISRAELI GOVERNMENT ARROGANCE
The continued Israeli government arrogance in assuming that whatever they choose to do in their aggression against their neighbors, Palestinians and Lebanese, is justified, just …
ENGLISH CHAMPAGNE
English wine producers are now able to grow grapes traditionally associated with champagne, English Champagne, and they are producing top-quality sparkling wines – it is …
SWAMPED BY MEDICAL DEBT
Many individuals in the U.S. are swamped by medical debt; it is the largest single factor for personal bankruptcy. Medical costs are also affecting many …
DEMISE OF BREXIT
I have always hoped for, and in a small way lobbied for, the demise of Brexit. It was a stupid idea, backward looking, and designed …
LAND ROVER OF THE SKIES
Land Rover of the skies sounds like a funny misnomer but, in the case of a 60-year-old Canadian plane, the de Havilland Twin Otter (picture …
CAMBRIDGE DISTILLERY
After more than 300 years, Newton’s law of gravitation is still palpable at a revolutionary Cambridge distillery. If you move down cobblestone streets in …
CABALLITOS
The idea that “Surfing” may have originated in Peru over 3000 years ago sounds a little far-fetched but, for at least 3,500 years, fishermen along …