Brand new site!
The first thing I'm doing is moving over things I've previously published elsewhere over the years (preserving original publication dates as best I can). Then I'll start writing new material!
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The Yamaha Logo
I’ve been familiar with the Yamaha brand for as long as I can remember. Initially, I knew them as a motorcycle company (apparently actually a separate company as of 1955), then as an audio equipment company and, finally, as an instrument maker. Without giving it much thought, I’d
60 Years of Star Trek
Sixty years ago today, a new show aired on CBS. It was a strange show, and it wasn’t particularly popular with critics at the time. Many assumed it wouldn’t last long, and they were right: The show was canceled after only three seasons (79 episodes). Fast forward to
Grief and the Liberty Bell
I'm not sure I've ever been so overcome by emotion at the sight of an inanimate object. I am in Philadelphia for a workcation (I was asked to fly out for meetings Wednesday, but opted to take the rest of the week off and explore the
Curiosity
We all know that curiosity killed the cat. Right? Presumably, some cat somewhere stuck their nose where it shouldn’t have been and got dead, thus gifting us with this axiom. Or maybe it’s metaphorical. Maybe someone just decided a cat was the right scapegoat with which to teach