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"Some Say the World Will End in Fire, Some Say in Ice" (Robert Frost) - Jack H. Schick
Mankind has been lucky, so far. Over the past few million years the surface temperature of the planet has been much colder than it has been over most of Earth's history. However, the most recent, Pliocene-Quaternary Ice Age, has been relatively short, and, compared to previous cold spells, ice... Submitted 5 days 2 hours ago.

Alfred Russel Wallace: The Wandering Mind - Jack H. Schick
Naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913), was sunburned, thirsty and starting to seriously worry about his own survival; but, he couldn't help feeling disappointed and depressed over the loss of his entire collection and most of his journals. When, on August 9, 1852, 28 days out of Brazil on... Submitted 10 days 7 hours ago.

Wegener's Folly: He Thought the Earth Moved Under His Feet - Jack H. Schick
Mrs. Unangst's responses to my revelations encouraged me to speak up. In second grade, while we were looking at the big map of the world that she'd pulled down from above the blackboard like a window shade, I noticed that the coastlines of South America and Africa would fit together like pieces... Submitted 12 days 5 hours ago.

Massive Solar Storm Fills Lovers of Beauty with Awe and Disappoints Gloom and Doom Brigade - Jennifer Stewart
In a world and an era where there are so many thugs, crooks, hypocrites and charlatans, where the concept of truth has become fuzzy around the edges, where murder, rape, robbery, serial-you-name-it abounds, where corruption and integrity-bending drives politics and the boardroom, and where... Submitted 14 days 12 hours ago.

Are There Flying Saucers at the Bottom of the Baltic Sea? - Joel Kontinen
Last week, CNN and some UK papers reported on a large disk-shaped object that was found at the bottom of the Baltic Sea between Finland and Sweden. The Daily Mail’s article on the discovery was titled ‘ It's either the Millennium Falcon or a gateway to hell': Shipwreck hunters find... Submitted 3 days 9 hours ago.

How's Your Cell Phone Coverage?: Complain Here and I'll Post Them - Andrew Kellerman
We all get a little peeved when our cell phone coverage gets dropped, at least I know I do. I'm in the industry and have a hard time explaining why this happens. It is not as if the cell carriers don't care. They care a lot. Could be that even the biggest of cell carriers don't have enough... Submitted 2 days 9 hours ago.

The Meteorite Incident - Jack H. Schick
I have to get up at quarter to five every morning, so ten o’clock is past my bed time. That’s when they air one of my favorite TV shows, “Meteorite Men.” I don’t pay my TV people extra to have a recorder, so I have to watch it live. My wife thinks it's sort of a... Submitted 21 days 5 hours ago.

Monkey see Monkey do - - David Tanguay
“ South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu walked by a construction site on a temporary sidewalk the width of one person. A white man appeared at the other end, recognized Tutu, and said, "I don't make way for gorillas." At which Tutu stepped aside, made a deep sweeping gesture, and said, "Ah... Submitted 24 days 9 hours ago.

Lake Effect Snow-Heat and Sunshine—It’s All Good - - Steve Kovacs
I love the heat. Sunshine and hot temperatures have always been my cup of tea. I walk around all summer long in shorts and short sleeved shirts as light as feathers. Of course, living in Ohio, I could only do this in the summer time especially because winter in my part of the state is tough. In... Submitted 34 days 19 hours ago.

Such A Variety Of Instincts Among God’s Creatures - Joel Hendon
It seems odd that so many people who have decided to discount God in their lives can convince themselves of natural causes of instincts in insects and animals. Some so daedal, yet obscure, as to virtually eliminate any natural learning factors. As the human newborn has a natural instinct to... Submitted 36 days 8 hours ago.

Safe Winter Driving - Dianne Lehmann
In actuality, the safest thing to do when the snow is falling and the temperatures are below freezing is to just stay home. That is advice that I plan on heeding in the future no matter what my husband, Bernd, might have to say. A couple of weekends ago, we had our first major snow storm. Bernd... Submitted 53 days 5 hours ago.

Another look at Science and Religion - - David Tanguay
“Whether one sees the world as God's creation or as a secular mystery that science is on the way to figuring out, there is no denying the beauty and majesty of everything from mountain ranges, deserts, and rain forests to the exquisite details in the design of an ordinary mosquito.”... Submitted 53 days 13 hours ago.

The Red Queen Hypothesis - Jack H. Schick
Alice ran as fast as she could, but could not catch up to the Queen. The faster she ran, the further away the Queen seemed to get. Recognizing the futility, Alice gave up and stopped. When she did, suddenly, curiously, she and the Queen were at the same place again. Alice was perplexed. The Red... Submitted 55 days 13 hours ago.

Electronic Sex Possible by 2030: No Chance of Venereal Disease - Joel Hendon
I usually don’t write about such things, but this one has various implications and connotations which need to be faced, preferably ahead of time. A British futurologist, Ian Pearson, believes that by 2030, sexual partners will be unnecessary to enjoy the pleasantries of sex. This idea... Submitted 62 days 12 hours ago.

Tecumseh's Prophecy: The New Madrid Earthquake - Jack H. Schick
The Great Comet of 1811 was first spotted in on March 25 th by Honore Flaugergues. It was too low in the sky to be noticed much until August. By September it was seen around the globe. It was visible to the naked eye for 260 days, a record not surpassed until 1997, by Comet Hale-Bopp. C/1811 F1... Submitted 75 days 3 hours ago.

Bio-cremation: Dip, Strip, Flush and Grind - Jack H. Schick
I must have been about ten when my mom told me that my grandfather was going to be cremated when he died. It up set me. I assumed people were always buried. None of my “loved ones” had died yet, but I’d been to cemeteries with my parents to visit relatives I’d never known.... Submitted 120 days 14 hours ago.

Tire, Tire burning Bright - Dianne Lehmann
We've all heard about piles of used automobile tires catching fire. We've seen the videos. Maybe some of us have witnessed it first hand and smelled the stench. Piling tire upon tire upon tire really isn't a fitting or environmentally sound end to their useful life of rolling cars down the roads.... Submitted 126 days 10 hours ago.

DNA Proof Stronger Than Fingerprints, Also Than Life From Non-Life - Joel Hendon
Many scientists contend that science is a study and is an ever changing of theories or first ideas as they may be shown to be in error. And, in fact, they contend that, until they are proven empirically, they remain questionable and subject to further investigation. I happily accept that... Submitted 126 days 13 hours ago.

Science and Religion working Correspondingly - - David Tanguay
Many Scientists Don’t See S & R as Always in Conflict Rice sociologist Elaine Ecklund and her team interviewed 275 tenured and tenure-track faculty members from 21 research universities in the United States. Only 15 percent of respondents said religion and science were always in conflict... Submitted 131 days 10 hours ago.

Can We Travel Through Time, Separating Fact From Fiction - Rick Medina
Science is one of the forums we use to determine whether or not certain events can be predicted or manipulated. One of the most intriguing of theories is traveling through time, and how this could be accomplished. For a long time now it has been advocated that if we could break the speed of light... Submitted 138 days ago.

Stupid Design - Gregory Lewis
MILKY WAY, UNIVERSE - After listening to a lecture by Neil DeGrasse Tyson, I have changed my mind on the Theory of Evolution as a public education curriculum. We should be teaching our kids its ideological superior, “Stupid Design,” or “SD.” Why Stupid Design? Because... Submitted 141 days 14 hours ago.

Fall is Approaching - - David Tanguay
“Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower .” Albert Camus The first day of autumn is approaching Sept. 23 to be exact. Autumn or fall is a special time of the year it’s a time when nature is leaving a hot summer and hibernating to a more solitude time in our... Submitted 147 days 15 hours ago.

The Saga of a Lonely Girl - Jack H. Schick
I guess I feel sorry for Alicia Tolton. She reminds me a lot of a girl I went to high school with. They always print the same portrait of Alicia in the newspaper. They’ve surely got more of her by now--mug shots at least—but they always use the same old one. Maybe it’s the most... Submitted 158 days 14 hours ago.

Biblical Declarations Of Facts vs. Man’s Self Serving Premises - Joel Hendon
Men are want to accuse students of the bible as deniers of science. It is not true of course and is only a weak effort to cover their own inadequacies. They like to claim that only the atheistic account of creation is scientific. The term “science” is not exclusive to any group but to... Submitted 176 days 9 hours ago.

I Blame it on Panama - Jack H. Schick
I’ve got a headache. It might be from the couple of nitroglycerin tablets I took this morning after watching the news. I felt tightness in my chest and a stabbing pain in my heart after the financial report. I took an aspirin, too. There isn’t much more I can do--about the headache or... Submitted 186 days 10 hours ago.