• Catalyzing Change

    Good evening all! Or, considering my quasi-international audience, good whatever period of day at which you currently find yourself! Do you recall the balls in the air I was stressed over yesterday? Great news! They all landed directly upon the ground. In Hawaii. Where lava then promptly rolled over them and cooled. I believe Yaks… Continue reading

  • Bonbons of Death

    A real fun selection for you all today. I have a few too many balls in the air at this precise moment in time to enjoy my usual level of discomfort so less of an upbeat motif seemed appropriate. I am an individual who favors planning and making decisions in advance before acting on them… Continue reading

  • “The Barbarian Horde!”

    Does anyone know much about the ancient civilization of Carthage? Beyond the scene in Gladiator where it’s referenced I mean… Perhaps Hannibal the Carthaginian general and the marching elephants? No matter. I was equally untutored before some reading done recently. Beyond fascinating though. It was very much a Pre-Rome in terms of technological advance as… Continue reading