Category Archives: Mysteries of Life

Mysteries of Life: The only laugh I’ve had in weeks

From Harper’s Weekly Review: A train carrying hundreds of members and officials of the European Parliament took a wrong turn and ended up at Disneyland.  (How does a train take a “wrong turn”?)

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Today, I killed. In the sense of “caused a death.”

A spotted lanternfly. My very first squash. Here’s how it happened: I was heading over to a hardware store when some large-ish thing flew in front of me and landed on the sidewalk one foot from my foot. A lanternfly. … Continue reading

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Mysteries of Life: Harper’s Findings

In Harper’s August hard copy, I found a number of odd facts which made me stop and wonder. I have thoughts. ξ A plume of water six thousand miles long is escaping the sixth largest moon of Saturn. Water in … Continue reading

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