Jun 26, 20224 minMove the Earth!“Give me a place to stand on, and I will move the Earth” “δῶς μοι πᾶ στῶ καὶ τὰν γᾶν κινάσω” Archimedes is described as a mathematician,...
Dec 12, 20214 minThe Haywain!In the late 1980’s I liked to collect “taglines” to include in my interactions with people. While these included many “pithy” statements...
Dec 5, 20214 minWhen it hits the fan!I’ve heard a number of people say that they “don’t like X”, only to discover that their only exposure has been some “pop culture” version...
Sep 26, 20215 minSound and Fury!The phrase “full of sound sound and fury, signifying nothing” is part of one of the most famous soliloquies in the English language. It...
Sep 19, 20216 minRisk!Risk (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risk_%28game%29) is one of those games that seems to endure. It’s a simple game, which is probably...
Jul 11, 20214 minOopsie!People make mistakes. Lots of them. We’re very good at making them, but not so good at preventing them. It can be fun to go down the...
Sep 20, 20205 minAttack of the Process ZombiesA young woman – let’s call her Alice – had recently moved into her own apartment, and invited her parents over for Thanksgiving dinner...