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Have you ever wondered why there are 60 minutes in an hour? We’re a decimal civilization, so why not 100 minutes? France actually tried using a decimal hour (along with some other irredeemably awful ideas that the French seem to … Continue reading →

Daddy: Who are you?Audie: I’m your son.D: What does that mean?A: You Buzz-Lightyear love me.D: What’s Buzz-Lightyear love?A: To infinity and beyond.D: How can I Buzz-Lightyear love you?A: Because you have two Dads.D: Really?!? How can I have two Dads?A: … Continue reading →

Last October I posted an excerpt from a probability text demonstrating how the Infinite Monkey Theorem, which is often cited as an example of how chance can be both a causal agent and a plausible explanation for the origin of … Continue reading →

Just over two years ago my daughter was born six weeks premature at 3 pounds 13 ounces, which is why we sometimes affectionately call her “Peanut.” Like her brother, she’s precociously smart and mischievous. Unlike her brother, she was born … Continue reading →

Desultory meditations on time from my soon-to-be four-year-old son and my two-year-old daughter: Audie: Hey, Daddy. What time is it now?Peanut: When rabbit comes …. Daddy: It’s getting late. Almost eight o’clock.A: Wow! That’s even later than tomorrow night!D: Yeah–wait. … Continue reading →

Dad: Hello, Joe! I understand you’re taking my daughter to the prom! Joe Shmoe: Yes. D: Excellent! Please step into my office and have a word. JS: … Okay …. What … is this place? D: It’s my man cave! … Continue reading →

Audie: Daddy, why didn’t it snow on Christmas? I thought it always snows on Christmas. Daddy: Well, this was just the first day of Christmas. It’s supposed to snow on Wednesday, which is the second day of Christmas. There are … Continue reading →

Yesterday, while Mommy and Peanut were napping and otherwise recovering from the stomach flu, Audie and I watched an episode of “Babar” (Season 5, 1991) called “Robot Rampage” in which Babar’s brother-in-law Arthur creates a robot, Robo-Bob Junior, that threatens … Continue reading →

When I was an agnostic, I had a strong sense of morality, but I never bothered (or maybe just never dared) to think about where it came from, and so often in the same breath that I affirmed the subjectivity … Continue reading →

Given freedom and guidance, a child’s mind will inevitably glorify its limitless Creator. Without a finance officer to tell you that your ideas are too expensive, a project manager to tell you that you’re behind schedule, or a technical “expert” … Continue reading →