I recently stumbled across a blog post  discussing the idea that a lot of people think that there are 52 states in the Uni...

Several years ago I planted an Australian finger lime bush (Citrus australasica). It took a few years to get established, during which ti...

California Bay (left) and True Bay (right) Living here in the San Francisco Bay area, I find that there is a lot of confusion about...

aka, How Andrew Likes to Waste an Incredible Amount of Time. DISCLAIMER: The information provided here is for entertainment purpose...

Introduction For several months I have been watching the YouTube channel, Tasting History with Max Miller . It's great. His mix of hu...

In 1947, Churchill said, ‘“democracy is the worst form of government, except for all those others that have been tried.”’ When qu...

Introduction Recently there has been a swirl of news related to the sudden, meteoric rise in the price of GameStop stock (as well as t...

[Update: As of 12/2013 OCZ has filed for bankruptcy. The articles I have read discuss changing markets, poor strategic decisions, and ...

Five or six years ago my neighbor Bill suffered a very unusual stroke. The stroke destroyed his ability to form new memories. I am t...

[Note: FoodPool seemed to be a great idea, developed enthusiasm and momentum, and then stalled. I incorporated FoodPool, Inc as a Califo...