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10 Things Most Americans Don’t Know About America

The sooner we start understanding this, the sooner we can become a good neighbor to the rest of the world…or at least …

What Science Fiction Can Teach Us About Communicating With Other Cultures

I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention my book, Que Será Serees, in this discussion (and I didn’t want to do a self-promotion …

New Mexico’s Emerald Fruit

For those of us whose local ancestry goes back to colonial days, chile is part of who we are. This year’s chile crop has been outstanding…and we are basking in its quality.

In Praise of “Switched At Birth”

Some programs grab you right away…at times, even before they air. Switched At Birth was that for me. Still, new programs are a crapshoot. Even if you watch for an actor or a premise, the fact is that you never know what you are going to get until you see it. Now, two episodes in, I have nothing but

Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior (WSJ.com)

Like many of us have been saying, it boils down to this: expect excellence and know that regardless of any nascent talent, …

Yeah, About Those Zombies

Y’all know I’m a geek. I’ve been a geek–and also a nerd (it varies)–for a very long time. Most, if not all, geeky/nerdy types have blind spots within our own culture. For me, it’s zombies.

Are We Losing Fewer?

I’m seeing it more and more: “less” being used in places where “fewer” should be. I can understand the occasional misuse, but I’m seeing it throughout the Internet and in some magazines and newspaper articles as well as advertisements. We may have transitioned from misuse of “less” being bad grammar into the realm of it being a change of word use.

Some of What’s Racing Through My Mind

Race continues to be a factor in the American fabric. Is it as big of an issue as it used to be, or is time changing the pattern of society’s quit. I’ve had an interesting vantage point in the debate,