Thinking Out Loud

        I had no idea why we were hiding in the attic of Mr. Schmidt’s, my Father’s invidious boss and cause of endless tirades that tainted our every dinner conversation, who now seemed to work for us, providing foo…

    Women's fashion of 100 years ago was extraordinarily different from the fashion of today.  The flapper dress was as risque as it got.  Women wore high-waisted trousers with tailored dresses and large, ornate hats.  The l…

    After the gubernatorial debate televised just one month ago, polls show Governor Rollins and his democratic opponent, Raymond Jennings, to be in a dead heat, their necks stretching so desperately for the finish the voters can actually …

    Thirteen blocks make up the pyramid on the U.S. dollar bill. Thirteen original colonies (so they say). Thirteen original signers of the Declaration of Independence (so they tell us). Friday the 13th. The 13th floor. Apollo 13. Ballot B…

    In 2022, the average adult will spend an estimated 3 hours watching television each day.  In the late 1990's, viewers were watching for 4 hours each day.  That is two months a year spent in front of mind-channeling programs.&…

    Fifteen-thousand miles. Think of that distance. How long would it take to travel? That is almost three-fifths the circumference of earth. That is nearly two-and-a-half times the length of the Great Wall of China. Fifteen-thousand miles…

        “Are you paying attention, James?” scolds Lucius, squinting through a magnifying eyepiece, as he files ever so diligently at the teeth of a brass cog, his hands too steady to belong to such an elderly man tha…

    The domestic dog diverged from an extinct wolf species 15,000 to 40,000 years ago. This is the consensus of canine experts. Trusting this particular science is in trusting a 25,000 year stretch of a guess. Imagine a bridge engineer giv…

    He awakes from the black, its darkness stained upon his memory. His own name and history is awash from consciousness. Beneath a hospital gown he is naked and trembling in unfamiliar skin, frigid with fear. From foggy eyes glazed over w…

    A theory is testable and falsifiable.  A theory abides the scientific method.  A theory employs data, analysis, and empirical evidence to achieve status as "theory".  Therefore, to deem something "conspiracy theory" is t…