Rolling Into Trauma With My Fuchsia and Magenta Unisex Rollerblades
The castle of little white lies my mom built to protect us Rafa was shot with a BB shotgun by...
The Highway is the Theater of Our Petty Daily Dramas
Reckless Drivers are the Reason You Can’t Afford a Nicer Car I am a painfully slow driver....
Under the shade of coconut trees
I bought happiness at a farmer's market in Kauai for seven dollars. It only lasted a few...
Hemingway’s Manly Recipe for Osso Buko
Cook your food in style and like a man I’ve been playing with the idea of writing a recipe...
A World Without Cojones
My local newspaper published an essay I wrote about the uncomfortable conversations I’ve had as...
Dropping the dreams of rural retirement
Art in the Lobby There is no more beautiful landing than landing in San Diego at night....
The World Needs to Know How Chicken is Cooked
The Zigzagging Adventures of Undercooking Chicken Someone asked how do you like your chicken?...
Populist Remarks on the Way We Discuss Science
Thoughts from an "anti-intellectual" on uncomfortable data We inherit beliefs we hold on to...
Alarming How Convictions Can Affect Your Brain Health
On open-mindedness and how people think 'atheist' choose not to see.
You Can’t Sear a Sacred Cow Without Looking Like An Animal
Discussions on the paleo diet and the scientific discussion of eating meat versus eating grain.
Alarming How Convictions Can Affect Your Brain Health
On open-mindedness and how people think ‘atheist’ choose not to see.
You Can’t Sear a Sacred Cow Without Looking Like An Animal
Discussions on the paleo diet and the scientific discussion of eating meat versus eating grain.
Looking at the Muffin in the Mouth
Some Conversations Are Hard to End He disdainfully looked inside the bag and asked me, “Is that a...
My Wife Will Kill Me One Day!
Likely over a joke. My wife said, “The book I’m reading reminded me of you because the main...
A Latino Supports Trump’s Super PAC
Espionage, immigration reform and whiskey “Let’s go to the Trump hotel,” my friend suggested when...
Lack of Faith is a Losing Battle
Am I the only atheist hoping for rapture? Maybe when all the Christians leave, the rest of us, the...
You Have to Shove a Bird Up Your Ass
YOU HAVE TO! Life’s most valuable lessons spring from thought experiments involving the choice...
Pablo Escobar Left Many Problems Behind And 99 Hippos is One of Them
On Botero, Escobar and Fat-Shaming “Did you hear the one about the hippopotamuses in...