In 1977 — long before some of you were even born, I’m sad and/or frightened to say — NASA launched from a pad at Kennedy Space Center Voyager 1 and Voyager 2. The initial primary mission of the Voyager program was the exploration of Jupiter and Saturn. (I’m sure no one at mission control ever […]

Since it is December 23rd, it is incumbent upon me to wish each and every one of you a joyous Festivus holiday.

A couple of years ago, Steve Martin, working with the twisted folks at CountingDown.com, created this short web film called Morto the Magician. Imagine, if you will, a stage magician for whom everything goes wrong. (This not for the squeamish.) Since this has been “out there” for a couple of years, you’ve probably already seen […]

This might come as a shock to some, but I am a quite the fan of language. I believe the seeds for this were planted at a very early age. My two earliest, clearest memories are of watching the black and white television version of “Superman“ with my dad, and of my mom reading to […]