Monthly Archives: February 2016

The roads had just about dried out before the snowstorm last Tuesday, but now that the snow is melting again we’re having another mud season. On the plus side, the pussy willow is starting to come out. Clearly winter is … Continue reading →

Resilience presents a challenge for psychologists. Whether you can be said to have it or not largely depends not on any particular psychological test but on the way your life unfolds. If you are lucky enough to never experience any … Continue reading →

vel·le·i·ty noun: velleity; plural noun: velleities a wish or inclination not strong enough to lead to action. “the notion intrigued me, but remained a velleity” Origin early 17th century: from medieval Latin velleitas, from Latin velle ‘to wish.’ (Click this … Continue reading →

Apparently Marco Rubio did well in last night’s Republican debate — he may have turned it into a two-man race — but it’s not clear if he can stop Trump’s momentum at this late date. Especially since Governor Chris Christie … Continue reading →

That to me is the most fascinating thing about this election. Trump would probably be a disaster if he were elected president, but he certainly has shown that a lot of people are fed up with politics as usual. Donald … Continue reading →

This poor fellow assumes he has a choice, but it may very well be that Canada wouldn’t let him immigrate. A friend of mine tried to do that after George W. Bush was elected the first time. My friend and … Continue reading →

We had about 6″ of snow last night/early this morning, so the lab and the schools were closed. Andy brushed off the cars and went up to the land anyway. He didn’t need chains, and he didn’t plow because the … Continue reading →

As usual, Andy has to clear trees off the road from time to time: Trees have also fallen up on the land. This little fir tree Andy planted a couple of years ago just missed being clobbered: Our super strong, … Continue reading →

I’m not a big one for gloating, but I do think this cartoon is a healthy response to our youth-worshiping society. What do you think? Also, is this couple’s retirement the ideal one you would choose? February 21, 2016  

Darwin’s young children sometimes painted pictures and wrote stories on the back of draft manuscripts for Darwin’s books & notes. These drawings & stories were precious to the Darwin family. So it was thanks to the fortunate meeting of the … Continue reading →