Your DNA
Billions of years* ago the first viruses appeared on Earth. (The very first one called herself, “Frieda.”) Hundreds of millions of years* ago, the first critters made their way on to land to dry off. […]
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Tourist Spots for the Extreme Introvert
People-free paradise You say you’re an introvert? You say you really hate crowds? You hate them more than lutefisk, filing taxes, and paper cuts? Are you oh so […]
Other Masks We Need
The widespread use of face masks has helped to reduce the spread of the Coronavirus around the world. Properly fitted N-95 and surgical masks catch microbes which people expel in a plume of air and droplets when we […]
Ask a Terrier: Unmasking the Mask
Professional Advice from a Licensed Dog: Dear Budleigh, I know all about coronavirus, but do we really need to be wearing face masks everywhere? I walk around the grocery store and feel like an extra […]
Father-in-law has chicken soup fix
I got the flu that’s going around, so my wife made a call to her dad. Within 15 minutes, he was at our doorstep with a package. How does he manage to keep his freezer […]
Die, germs, die!
Last week everyone was sick. Not me. Not my wife. Not our 12-year-old son. But everyone else. According to my wife, it’s “kill” or “be killed.” “Stay away from the germs,” she told me. One […]
Destructive Pandora Virus Plays Toto’s ‘Africa’ on Every Channel
Pandora Internet Radio is still reeling from a suspected virus which hit the site earlier this year and continues to plague the site. The destructive result of the malicious software is that Toto’s “Africa” will […]
Creative Sick Time
For the last three days I have been stuck at home, throwing off a stubborn virus that made its second appearance in two weeks in my body. If you are like me, even if you […]