My Minnesota

Branches bare of leaves are top-coated with snow. The woods look full of giant skeletons. An occasional peek of sunshine brightens an otherw...

Today, in the Northern hemisphere, the sun will reach its most northerly point at 4:23 this afternoon, our local time. If we stop to think a...

I'm (in)famous for refusing to make and honor New Year's resolutions. Next year I'll make an exception for the resolution below....

In Julius Caesar, Shakespeare has Mark Anthony say “The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interred with their bones.” (Act...

The context: Original Caption Released with Image: This narrow-angle color image of the Earth, dubbed 'Pale Blue Dot', is ...

On the way home from this morning's dental appointment, and mid-day while walking dogs, this insight occurred to me: August is, literall...