People who don’t understand horses (and sadly, this includes many people who ride horses) think the goal when working with a horse is total, blind obedience. Much has been done to change this impression, including the (way belated) removal of the “submission” score in dressage by the FEI (although not…

I’m talking about the new Around the World in 80 Days adaptation, which is available in the U.S. through PBS’ Masterpiece theater. If you’ve missed it, then episodes are also streaming through pbs.org. It’s a lovely adaptation. Verne has a personal place in my life as the first science fiction…

It’s not the first time an airline has been in the news in this particular sense. This sense being arbitrary “dress code” requirements. This time it’s American, and it’s hit the news because the victim was former Miss Universe, Olivia Culpo. What Was She Wearing? Apparently, Culpo was wearing shorts, a crop top and…

I stopped reading DC comics a few years back…and I did so before the creation of “Naomi.” The character was created by Brian Michael Bendis, David F. Walker, and Jamal Campbell. And I know nothing about her. …

Under the ice of the Weddell Sea, 60 million fish come to breed. These fish are Neopagetopsis ionah, a member of the Channichthyidae, commonly known as “icefish.” And they are an example of how life doesn’t always follow the rules we think it does. The Uniqueness of Icefish Blood We all know what color blood…

Yay. I’m no longer a temporary cyborg. The pins are out! Pin Removal I have major medical anxiety. The idea that he was going to just yank the pins out with a set of pliers was frankly terrifying. So…I would like to reassure anyone else going through this kind of surgery that…

So…yeah. This happened. I was supposed to be driving from northern Virginia to North Carolina last Monday. That morning, my mother-in-law who, for perspective, is from Minneapolis and once skied to work called and told us not to come. A few hours later six tractor trailers jacknived in Stafford County…

A common provision in school dress codes is “no unnatural colors.” We get it, you don’t want neon pink ombre. Even if neon pink ombre is cool. Unfortunately, sometimes students can fall afoul of this…without dying it at all. What Is Poliosis? Poliosis is a condition in which part of your hair turns…

Wasn’t sure what to write today as I am snowed in and miserable. Then somebody informed me they don’t believe in race. It’s made up. This is a profound and common misunderstanding of “Race is a social construct.” It’s true…there’s more genetic difference, typically, between two people from different parts…