I was asked to help fund a project in Africa to produce charcoal more efficiently. I was caught off guard by such a proposal. I began...

There was a day when removing a tree stump was a major undertaking, and could take weeks of work. As I read the reports of the pioneers...

The inflation rate is reported to be 4.9% this month. This is not the experience most of us are having. My friend had his instant hot...

Remember the movie? Bill Murray, Warner Bros. 1980. The gophers made a worthy advisory, and so it seems for the owner of a vineyard. ...

Back in the day, you went into the hardware store and told them what you wanted at the counter, paid, and they carried the items to your...

It is a day to remember. Six hundred grafted Riesling Vines in the ground, with drip irrigation working. The potted plants are looking...

In the book The Quest for Adam's Knife I explore the human tendency to trust in the supernatural power of holy relics, right from the...

My wife was hosting a baby shower at our house and one of the games was to guess how may gum balls were in a glass jar. Well I love those...

Winter is over, and Summer is here. It was hot out there this week planting grapes. We have about 200 planted, and 400 to go! It is hard...

Elon Musk has been all over the news talking about the dangers of AI. I am beginning to suspect we face a different danger than what he...

I watched Tucker interview Elon Musk last night and he pointed out the most interesting thing. He said twice as many people are dying in...

Today, late in the day, 600 grape vines were delivered. We have been working like crazy to get everything ready and we made it. I am...

As I have been reading the history of Imperial China I cannot help but think about Christianity's Euro-centric viewpoint. The world's...

It is tax time, my least favorite time of year, but a time that cannot be avoided. The Federal tax code is over 5 million words and it...

We enjoyed the Easter weekend sailing Tampa bay. It is surprisingly large, over 400 square miles and is rich with marine life—we...

On my blog page, you should be able to subscribe for email notifications when I post something new. Do not worry, we do not share your...

I saw this in the paper this week. SAN FRANCISCO » It could cost California more than $800 billion to compensate Black residents for...

Mammals, like most living organisms, overproduce offspring to opportunistically fill gaps in the environment caused by natural disasters...

The idea of modesty as an inherent human trait is a topic of ongoing debate among researchers, and there is no consensus on the matter....

We attended a concert Sunday afternoon that was truly pleasurable. But while I sat there listening I could not help reflecting on the...