Calculate, Don't Guess

I was stuck in traffic last week, Just sitting there for forty minutes, I stared at the bumper sticker in front of me (“My Dog is Smarter Than Your Honor Student”) and thought, “This is it. This is eternity.” But then, because I am a nerd, I started doing the math on space travel. And suddenly, […]

I had a debate with my neighbor yesterday about lawnmowers. He wants to buy this riding mower that looks like it belongs in a Transformer movie. It has zero-turn radius, cup holders, and headlights. It costs $4,000. I asked him, “Okay, but what are you not buying so you can have the Transformer tractor?” He looked at […]

I looked out my window this morning at my car. It was just sitting there. Birds were using it as a target range. Leaves were gathering affectionately around the tires. It occurred to me that I pay hundreds of dollars a month for the privilege of storing this large metal box on a slab of […]