Stories
I Don’t Do Blood
I love science and have always thought I could have been a pretty good doctor—except for one thing: the sight of blood makes me instantly nauseous and faint. (more…)
Stories
Don’t Steal My Bananas
One day, I noticed that bananas were disappearing from my desk at work. I would often buy them for lunch and sometimes not eat them, leaving them on my desk to have for breakfast the next morning. But when I came back in the morning, the banana would usually be gone. Had I lost my mind? Were my coworkers eating them? Stealing them as a joke? Was the nighttime cleanup crew tossing them? I didn’t make a big deal out of it—after all, they were just bananas. (more…)
Life
Life’s Lessons
Some of the lessons I have learned over the years, roughly in the order I learned them. (more…)
Life
Living in America
After traveling around the world a bit, one gets an outside, more objective look at how America functions and how it compares to other the countries of the world. (more…)
Science
Chance of Rain?
Was looking at the weather report this morning, and there’s a probability question that has me stumped…
If there’s a 30% chance of rain on Sunday and a 30% chance of rain on Monday, what are the chances that it rains on EITHER of those days? And by EITHER, I mean one or the other or both. (more…)