The American philosopher Henry David Thoreau famously said “beware of all enterprises that require new clothes.” I have somewhat modified this bit of advice to better suit (sorry…) my own life: “beware of all enterprises that do not require new books.”
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The Darwin Experience
Back in 2007 my family and I had the good fortune to visit the Royal British Columbia Museum in Victoria during its exhibition of artifacts from the Titanic. The exhibit was, without fear of hyperbole, extraordinary. Through the masterful curatorial skills with which the exhibition was planned, designed, and presented, the entire historic portrait of […]
Six Degrees
For the past decade, the subject of global warming has been a touchy one to say the least. To some it is a simple fact supported by reams of scientific data, to others it is fear-mongering fiction promoted by “environmentalist radicals.”
Coins and Wishes
The tradition is as old as anyone can remember; toss a coin into a well or a fountain while making a wish and it just might come true. Sadly, this tradition seems to have recently been expanded to include the tossing of coins into natural formations such as ponds, rivers, and canyons for this same […]
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