FRANS DE WAAL
Frans de Waal is a name almost no-one has heard of unless you are in the academic world of primate studies, and yet his observations …
STUPIDITY
I have been thinking about the seemingly growing amount of stupidity in our world and thought it would be fun to entertain a blog on …
BRITISH SENSE OF HUMOUR
The purported British Government notice below, which appeared on the internet recently, graphically illustrates the British sense of humour, which is an enigma to most …
ASMA KHAN
Asma Khan is an Indian-born British restaurateur and cookbook author. She owns Darjeeling Express restaurant in London’s Soho District, and was profiled on the sixth season of …
THE RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS
The right to bear arms in the United States is a highly controversial topic, and I have written several blogs on that subject. It is …
CODPIECES
Some codpieces were empty – while others were used to store potpourri. Sometime around 1536, Hans Holbein the Younger was finessing Henry VIII’s crotch. With …
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Domestic violence has been feature of human existence for generations, if not millenia. However, it is only recently that statistics have gathered on any sort …
THE WORLD’S FAVORITE DRUG
Caffeine is the world’s favorite drug, and half the world’s coffee-growing land is at risk from climate change, according to a major article in a …
CIVIL WAR IN THE UNITED STATES
I have written several blogs on the inevitability of some form of civil war in the United States if Trump doesn’t win the next election. …
A DIGNIFIED DEATH
A dignified death is all any of us can hope for. Barring accidents, cataclysmic events, and serious disease, all of which are beyond our control, …