Butterfly Effect Indeed

by | Oct 15, 2014 | Ten Gallon Liberal

I wonder if the first person to find him- or herself uncharacteristically pale for a human had any inkling what that small and personal mutation would lead to in 10,000 years? Astonishing: All instances of a gene mutation that contributes to light skin color in...

RateMyGarden.com

by | Oct 15, 2014 | Talk Dirt to Me

Everything gets reviewed these days, anonymously, and often none too kindly. Is it for the better? Most of my garden’s reviewers offer anodyne comments or just smile, but what if they used RateMyGardener.com? Mrs. Beanbeetle: under the leaves by the tree 8/15/14...
The Distaff Side, part 2

The Distaff Side, part 2

by | Oct 15, 2014 | Stage

Two weeks ago in this space, I bemoaned the under-representation of women playwrights and directors on so many of the region’s stages. I said that out of 35 full productions at the area’s six professional legit theaters this past summer, six were written...
In Satoshi We Trust?

In Satoshi We Trust?

by | Oct 15, 2014 | News

There’s a new kind of money. It’s in the air, its electrical impulses flowing from your smartphone or your laptop to other smartphones or laptops. There are no fees, no banks, no regulators. To an outsider or newbie, Bitcoin can sound shady and hard to...

Between the Lines: Practically Organic

by | Oct 15, 2014 | News

Spensley Rickert helps a customer mash two bales of straw into the back of an economy-sized hatchback and turns to greet me. “Top o’ the mornin’ to you,” Rickert says, spreading his arms as if to present me with the spectacular day it’s...