Is the local museum housing stolen art? I’m going to answer the tease at the beginning instead of at the end.  The answer is “No.”  At least as it applies to the painting this essay is about.  There may be... Read More

Exercise classes and equipment are marketed based on how much fat they “burn”.  I was great at selling exercise equipment.  I’m sure I sold more than one $2,500 treadmill, recumbent bike, or cross-country ski machine by touting how much fat... Read More

This is a two-part essay.  It’s about technology and also about a conversation that did not happen—but could have happened. I was late coming to technology.  I didn’t have a computer until my cousin gave me a Packard Bell (it... Read More