“Energy is the master resource.” Steve McBride, The Rational Optimist Society Every week the Rational Optimist Society shares some good news about human progress. It is worth a read at lea...Read More
How We Got to Now by Steven Johnson One thing leads to another. This is an excellent book for people who enjoy learning the history of technology. For example time zones were not necessary until we ha...Read More
“The only thing more unsavory than U.S. intervention, it turns out, is U.S. nonintervention.” Max Boot in The Savage Wars of Peace A big horn sheep in the Grand Canyon....Read More
There was a recent article in USA Today about writing postcards. According to the article in 1951 more than 4 billion postcards were sent. Now it is down to 400 million. Writing postcards is still one...Read More
A lot of people see voting as a window into your soul. I can’t tell you how many conversations I’ve had with people who think that if you don’t vote for Trump, you are endorsing everything the v...Read More
“Humiliation and blackmail, when used judiciously, can be remarkably effective.” Aloysius Pendergast Another great quote from the Pendergast novels by Preston and Child. The books make w...Read More