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  • Them Damn Super Chickens!

    A friend posted this TED talk to Facebook a few days ago, and I had to share it, too. These talks may not give the…

  • A writer-editor-teacher’s quote of the week #88

    A writer-editor-teacher’s quote of the week #88

    When you hear someone extol the virtues of a liberal education, you will probably hear him or her say that “it teaches you how to…

  • Chasing Ghosts: Great-Great-Uncle Herbert

    Chasing Ghosts: Great-Great-Uncle Herbert

    My great-great-uncle Herbert’s portrait – an oil painting three feet tall and two feet wide, framed ornately in faux gold – hung in my family’s…

  • Recycling in Montgomery: Done for now . . .

    The Montgomery Advertiser reported today that the city’s IREP recycling facility is closing up shop, at least for the time being. What Mayor Todd Strange calls…