Last week, like thousands of his fans, I was shocked to learn that political blogger and podcaster Zman died suddenly, apparently from natural causes, at age 59. “Gutted” was the word that many of his followers used. When you read someone’s thoughts every weekday morning, and listen to his voice for an hour or two…
In the early 1950s, a UFO doomsday cult believed that the world would be destroyed by a great flood on December 21, 1954, and that aliens would come to rescue the faithful. A group of researchers infiltrated the group to observe what would happen when the prophecy failed. The researchers turned their experience into the…
At my gym, a sign appeared on the sauna door in the men’s locker room that I wanted to photograph. Given the circumstances, however, I decided to keep my phone in my pocket. The sign said: Inappropriate behavior in the sauna will result in immediate termination of your membership. Since then, I’ve been thinking about…
I know I’m in for a long day (or night) when my wife tells me to put on my Swedish-designed and Portugal-manufactured wide toe box sneakers. These shoes were a fashion compromise between her and I to get me out the door for social events. I benefit from the anatomically correct shoes that promote foot…
I’ve been exploring ways to add more butter to my diet. Butter from grass-fed cows is an anti-obesity and longevity superfood, and I get mine shipped from an Amish farm in Pennsylvania. I’m excited that May butter will be available soon, made from the nutrient-rich yellow milk produced by cows when they start grazing on…