Well, deadly if you are a checkerspot butterfly, anyway. There are birds and various other critters that will be eager to gobble you up, inc...

... according to Our World in Data . Mosquitoes come in first, and humans second. Snakes are a distant third, followed by dogs. All of that ...

Siembra may be my favorite album, period. ¡ El Mejor !

Today I walked the longer loop around the preserve on the Dusky-Footed Woodrat Trail; with a moderate drizzle coming down I had this splendi...

Pnin Vladimir Nabokov On one level, this is an academic satire, and a very good one indeed. Pnin, a rather ridiculous absent-minded professo...

We were listening to this one in the Subaru this weekend, on a CD (!) of Joni M's favorite tunes. Of course she has great taste. It'...

David Cole on the Maduro operation in historical perspective: But in other respects Trump’s “brilliant operation” is unprecedented in moder...

I like to cook marinara sauce. It's pretty easy, you can control the seasoning, and if you use high-quality canned tomatoes it's alm...