When Self Help Just Can’t Help

When Self Help Just Can’t Help

Nowadays, you can’t get within a mile of a bookstore without spotting scads of self-help (or “self-care”) titles, and this may be the mother of them all! It offers not one, but fifty different methods to help yourself out of whatever problems you...
A Fate Worse Than Laundry

A Fate Worse Than Laundry

I had an engaging conversation the other day about how having a mammalian pet is like having an extra kid. Maybe the same is true for reptiles or amphibians, I don’t know. Then later that day, I was relaxing on the couch when a distinct odor caught my...
Why I Believe

Why I Believe

I’m not a warm fuzzy kinda guy. I can be sensitive and social, but the job I chose literally confines me to a sterile, dark room all alone…and I like that. I’m meticulous, analytical, and logically calculating, preferring numbers and words to...
God the Science Guy

God the Science Guy

In this post, I’ma be droppin’ some science! Now for those of you aren’t friends with that word, hakuna matata, we’re not gonna go that deep. But over the last 20 years, I’ve wandered my way into many conversations concerning antagonism...
The Wisdom of Everyone

The Wisdom of Everyone

If there’s one thing I’ve learned (you probably have as well), it’s that intelligence and wisdom often don’t correlate. I’ve seen the most biased, unsupportable claims preached by the academic. And I’ve heard the most enduring,...
Holiday Refreshment and Reflection

Holiday Refreshment and Reflection

Well, for those who still get one, Christmas break approaches! Enjoy if that’s you! 🙂 For many, this time of year is one of refreshment and reconsideration. As such, I wanted to offer a refreshing change in the form of a guest blog author, as he calls us to...