If you’ve been thinking that I’ve dropped off the edge of the planet, you’re right. I’ve been embroiled in some nasty computer issues. (Look closely enough, and you’ll see bald patches on my scalp where I’ve torn out my hair.) It all started about a year ago when I bought a new PC with a [...]
July 7th, 2009
Yatima na Wajani
Most of you know that I’m leaving soon for Africa (July 25). But, I would guess, most of you don’t know why I’m really going. On the surface, you might say that I’m going just to scale Mt. Kilimanjaro and view the world from on high (19,300 feet). Or if pressed, you might say it’s [...]
March 20th, 2009
Going Green on St. Patty’s Day
I’m cuckoo for the environment. In fact, each of my Doyle & Fossey: Science Detectives books has a story that is related to the environment, whether its habitat destruction or saving mini-penguins from oil spills. Typically, my environmental activism is limited to my household or to my desk where I plot my next Doyle & [...]
March 11th, 2009
Mashed Loblolly
Words evolve. They come, they go.
There was a time when, if someone called you a “rascal,” you would have run them through with your sword to avenge your honor. Now though, we just laugh with incredulity that anyone would use such a word. “A rascal!? Oh, ho ho, ha ha. That’s rich. Ha ha ha!”
We [...]
