by Mark O'Brien | Oct 23, 2014
Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason why so few engage in it. (Henry Ford) A friend froze me in my tracks the other day. In the midst of a conversation we were having, he said: “I have a thought.” I couldn’t believe it....
by Mark O'Brien | Oct 17, 2014
Salem reported hearing consistent rumors to the effect that there’s more to life than a nap in the sun. He’s therefore determined to nap in the sun until such rumors are confirmed or refuted. If you need to get ahold of him in the meantime, please have...
by Mark O'Brien | Oct 15, 2014
Necessity is the mother of invention. (variously attributed) Historians are inching closer to consensus on the notion that if necessity is the mother invention, recreation must be the father of invention. While all of history has manifested evidence of males’...
by Mark O'Brien | Oct 10, 2014
Sammy’s big on eye contact. When he speaks to you, he likes to look you square in the peepers. And if he thinks your attention is wandering in any way, he’ll get in your face. If push comes to shove, he’ll flop on his side or roll over on his back or...
by Mark O'Brien | Oct 8, 2014
To understand how absurd a notion is settled science, we needn’t tread the politically inflammatory territory of weather, climate change, and global warming. Nor do we need go so far as to read — let alone comprehend — the one tract that utterly debunks the...
