Lighter makes righter
This is the follow-up to my previous column, “Light makes right.” If you missed that one, I described packing my
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This is the follow-up to my previous column, “Light makes right.” If you missed that one, I described packing my
Read moreIt’s been nearly two decades since I took off for a whole week on a motorcycle, so heading to this
Read moreI just got a massage, a really good…long…thorough…deep-tissue massage—the kind that leaves you in an altered state of consciousness. I’m
Read moreIn Part One of this report, I described my cornering difficulties in the wake of brain surgery five years ago
Read moreI sent the following letter to Aaron Rankin, Chief Motorcycle Instructor at the BMW US Rider Academy, located within BMW’s
Read moreWhen someone says they’re “livin’ the dream,” they abolish the distinction between wishful fantasy and mundane reality, proudly or gratefully
Read moreSo-called “common sense” is, of course, not common. Foolishness, on the other hand, is always, well, close at hand. What
Read moreThe term “confidence man” denotes someone who exploits others’ trust for his own personal gain at their expense. Such swindlers
Read moreMany examples of advanced engineering were actually conceived much earlier than you might imagine. The designs couldn’t be implemented until
Read moreBiologically speaking, a vestigial structure is a body part that was useful at an earlier stage of evolutionary development but
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