As mentioned, I had a chance to break some bread with uber-Geek book author Garth Sundem a few days back and posted a Bloggy pic.   But, as is common, we took more than one to try and get it…

"Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation." Oscar Wilde

When the Batphone rang in my office late Wednesday, I knew it had to be important, like someone being wrong on the Internet, because, really, no one calls me.  It helps that I never call anyone…

Recently I've seen the questions come up regarding why the market doesn't respond to health care or why supply and demand don't seem to work in health care as in other economic models. The answer is…

I am not a believer of any faith, and the most common prayer you can hear from my voice is "pass the salt". However, I claim I have the right to have my own opinion on what is worth praying for.…

The physics news in August have so far disappointed me, with the only remarkable one being the sad departure of Nicola Cabibbo. After ICHEP 2010, with the frenzy of paper production that has…

Day-Trip Every once in a while I post a poem in my blog. I hope that my readers may enjoy my poems and that educators may find them helpful as teaching aids. For a very long time in the UK people…

It's been a good decade for "The Wizard of Oz" - much better than the Oz books merit but in that one story there is the kernel of something terrific that has resonated with people for decades. …

I found this song in a playlist that an ex had given me; for some reason, I don't ever remember hearing it. Maybe if I had, we'd still be together- who knows? In any case, here it is, Josh Ritter,…

Anthropology rules!    If a physicist tried to do a research study playing "World of Warcraft" for 3 years his peers would say, "Don't try to church it up, Tommaso, you're just playing…