In the past I’ve expressed concern over the fact that most prominent atheists are male. Here in the US, there is a strong anti-secular...

Someone close to me said recently, “I don’t think my mom raised a son; she raised an investment.” That statement struck me as a sad and...

Safety on the job has been a hot issue here in the Bay Area lately, especially since the recent rail accident that cost the lives of two...

Rush hour(s) is a really frustrating time here in the Bay Area. What I’ve been noticing lately is that it isn’t necessarily the commuters...

I’ve often complained about California drivers, but I’m beginning to think that the issue goes beyond poor drivers on the west coast....

People like to think that they are above all else on the planet. One of the ways we show this superiority is through order. Our homes...

There are a lot of things that are frustrating about living in the San Francisco Bay Area .  I complain a lot about California drivers....

The government shut down, and life went on. Nothing seemed to change. Mail still came, public transportation wasn’t affected, school was...

Over the years I’ve lived in many different places. Some for short periods of time, others for longer periods of time. I’ve always found...

Sex seems to be something that our society finds normal and natural for men to engage in, but not women. In fact, sex is a taboo subject...

I was having a conversation earlier today with someone close to me who said something that struck a cord, “Churches are nothing but...

I’ve been seeing a lot of stuff lately referring to the need to talk to our sons about their behavior toward women. Some people have used...

How do you know when it’s time for a change? Life starts feeling monotonous. You’re doing the same things over and over…life seems like...

Why is it that parents want to think that their young toddlers would willingly and purposely do things to upset, frustrate and anger...

You know, I’ve been trying to figure out what P.M.S. is ever since I was an adolescent. I was warned by every female adult in my life...

I saw this meme on facebook (of course it is only one of many similar memes), and I felt the need to comment. Does violence really teach...

I recently found a website, The Art of Not Being Governed, which claims to support the “Non-Aggression Principle. As I read through many...

One of my all time heroes, Steven Hawking, once said, “The enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.” I’ve...

I have a lot to say, and now I have a little more time to say it. People who have read my blog have probably deduced by now that I have a...

I have been teaching science to elementary aged children for a few weeks now. The curriculum for the classes remains constant from one to...