D. RANDALL FARO

CHANCES ARE A not-well-known fact is that 47.7% of all statistics are made up. But not the following ones. Of the 150,000 eggs a giant...

On 19 August 2021 an Associated Press headline reporting the results of a U.S. poll read as follows: “Afghanistan War Unpopular Amid...

Gratitude gets a lot of good press, and rightly so. Giving thanks for things small and big is good for the giver’s soul . . . and can be...

During a recent routine office visit to my doctor, I was treated for several small cysts on my scalp with liquid nitrogen. It freezes the...

Traveling throughout the U.S. produces a plethora of questions about why different states have laws that often vary considerably....

“Of course the earth is flat.” “Are you serious?” “I’m not doing a comedy routine, Jack.” “OK . . . so what makes you think it’s flat?”...

Marilyn Monroe, August 4, 1962, age 36. Cause of death: drugs. Jimi Hendrix, September 18, 1970, age 27. Cause of death: drugs. Janis...

In the Peanuts cartoon strip by artist-philosopher Charles Schulz, a regular feature is Lucy’s “Psychiatric Help 5¢” roadside stand. In...

Time for a little thinking-lite. Things that make you go: Hmmmmmmm. - If poison is past its expiry date, is it more poisonous or no...

My next-door neighbor called me some days ago to ask if I’d seen any suspicious activity at his place the day before. His reason for...

Getting back to normal. On the surface that sounds positive. Some things that used to be normal were good . . . and would be good to get...

The picture accompanying this post was taken in the far north of Namibia. It is somewhere northeast of Oniipa, a small cluster of huts...

D,s;;yslrd vsm trdi;y om noh vpmdrwirmvrd. Small mistakes can result in big consequences. The sentence above is the result of the first...

Some readers might think the connection being made here is stretching intelligent reflection. Such can be the case for individuals whose...

The things I remember about Mrs. Sandich: she wouldn’t have hit the five-foot mark in stocking feet; she was “really old” (maybe late...

From the great genius cartoonist, Charles Schulz. Linus (reading from book): “It says here that the world revolves around the sun once a...

A recent issue of Time magazine included an article about dreams. Foundational to the piece were comments on how the brain works. Noting...

I’ve beat this drum before. Time for another Gene Krupa solo. The world needs activists. Meaning, people who recognize the need for...

Back in 1966 The Mamas and the Papas sang these words: You gotta go where you wanna go / Do what you wanna do / With whoever you wanna do...

Is the world flat just because I think it is? Is the moon composed of green cheese just because I think it is? Will eating watermelon...