education… Treehuggers and Torture Devices 10 May 201110 May 2011 "That diabolical old torture device, the comfy chair." - Spike, BtVS As apes, we are by our very nature treehuggers. It's how we evolved. It's our birthright. Well, sort of. We actually…
disasters… Prevention, Unsung Heroes, and the Big Picture 27 Mar 201127 Mar 2011 I heard an NPR piece this afternoon about awards for outstanding work by air traffic controllers. When they do their best, it doesn't make the news. Perhaps even the passengers in…
health To speak or not to speak… 6 Mar 2011 So I’ve been thinking a lot about “right speech,” and its relationship to what’s been going on in my life and what I should tell people about it (including you,…
Ponderings of a Perplexed Primate 