When I started writing about twenty years ago, I had no room in my life for it, really, my day job took most of my time and energy, but I had the ob...

I read ‘Factfulness,’ by Hans Rosling.  Rosling was a Swedish doctor who did a ton of work with the UN in what we used to call ‘t...

It’s been a while since I posted anything here, but this time I have an excuse! Really, I do…  I know, you don’t want to hear it....

I read ‘Cold Black Earth,’ by Sam Reaves. Full disclosure, I’ve met Reaves a couple of times and I like the guy, so I won’t ...

It is an unfortunate fact of the writer’s life that we tend to age publicly. Several names come to mind, people who, on the page, became a sha...

In my house we have two laptops, one desktop, four tablets, two smartphones and one giant television. For two people. On any one of the above, I can...

I finally finished Carlo Rovelli’s monumental (in scope, not in length) book ‘Reality Is Not What It Seems,’ in which Rovelli prov...

I read ‘Waking Up,’ by Sam Harris. The subtitle is what hooked me: ‘A guide to spirituality without religion.’ Harris is a w...

  I’ve been doing a lot of reading recently, mostly, I think, because I haven’t been able to do much writing. For me, writing requi...

There’s a sequel to the movie ‘Blade Runner’ just out, I haven’t seen it yet but it seems to be getting pretty solid reviews...