On Transmigration

Tyler Clementi posted those words on his Facebook page moments before he apparently leapt to his death on Sept. 22, according to a friend. ...

Or, Romancing 'er Passing the Stone Without going into gory detail, I'll just say that the body has rid itself of the wretched be...

Cruising the Net today (having finally passed the kidney stone - more on that later) I came across this intriguing piece about the renovati...

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All I wanted to do today was rest, drink lots of water, pee, and get rid of this effing kidney stone. It was a day off and I wanted to be as...

This is my friend Ciatau Silviu Ionut, (Silviu) in Romania. (click to embiggen) He worked with me last summer and fall at the restaurant an...

For all those who believe the propaganda from BP - that the oil is gone and all is well in the Gulf - and besides, it's their problem, n...

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Can you see the egg on my face? Well it's there, believe me. On Monday I received an email (supposedly) from a Face Book friend who was ...

No, even this doesn't help. Sorry to be missing in action these past few days. The back pain had been intense over the weekend and I ...

As I've mentioned before, I love stories like this; history, prehistory, geological, and geographical oddities are all on my list.  And ...

After 22 years together my two loco bosses were legally married in Washington DC on Thursday, September 16, 2010.  Yes, it's true. And h...