If you are old enough to recall 1968 you remember that by the time we reached Christmas Eve, we almost were relieved the year was staggering to an end. ...more

December 24, 2008

Political parties usually reform in the wilderness. They suffer some crushing defeat, the old guard is discredited and the pain compels turnover and change. John McCain is trying to reform the Republican Party before a presidential defeat, with the old guard still around, and with a party base that still hasn't accepted the need to transform. The central drama of this week's convention was the struggle by reform Republicans to break through the gravitational pull of old habits and create something new. ...more

September 6, 2008

An enduring superstition says a full moon sends pregnant women into labor. ...more

August 21, 2008

Early this week, as the full moon rose and Tropical Storm Fay sneaked up the Gulf Coast, at least one major hospital in Tampa saw a spooky number of women in labor waddle their way through the hospital doors. ...more

August 20, 2008

Today, expect the peak feeding migration to occur between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. as fish respond to the gravitational pull of the moon. ...more

July 13, 2008