A World of Speculation

Valleys of Mariner

Photos from Mars continue to astound, this one looking for all the world like water used to pour through those gullies.This would have been where Ransom found the hrossa.

Benefits of being at kicking level

I know a woman, not a bad woman, but difficult, whose communication style is such that she engenders wailing and gnashing of teeth wherever she goes. She has a manner that pokes wounds and punctures buoyancy. People dread hearing her voice.I don’t believe...

Or maybe not

I want to start a blog for techies and call it “Geek-seeking missals.”Too bad I don’t know squat about technology.You can have the title.

Why we get so mad at our kids

I’ve discovered that it’s at least partly because they put me in touch with myself. Oldest daughter, the one I’m worried about, very nearly missed an opportunity to take a trip she really wanted to take. Some people had made great sacrifices to make...

Great point, Basil

Basil makes such a good point in answer to yesterday’s Shameless Plug that I want to pull it out and answer it here. A great discussion aired several years ago on Mars Hill Radio about sentimentality. The Bridges of Madison County was preparing to open in...