Random Brain Droppings

Sunday morning began with me looking out my kitchen window and struggling to convince myself that my backyard didn't need cutti...

Before anyone gets the wrong idea let me go ahead and state that I actively pushed my wife and daughter to take the trip both are c...

Despite the obvious benefits of democracy, there has always been certain flaws inherent to any government trying to practice that sys...

Probably the only instance of me ever uttering something prophetic happened in the immediate aftermath of the Persian Gulf War, com...

 (Author's note: This story is true, although I had to go creative-nonfiction to stretch it out and alter it enough so I wouldn't...

For quite a while now I have found the numerous dystopic novels and movies that are polluting entertainment media nauseating. Sure,...

As someone who likes to hold the banner of science and rationality, I've got to admit to a certain level of hypocrisy. See, whi...