We lost one of the true musical geniuses in the U.S. this week. Brian Wilson, leader of the Beach Boys, passed away from dementia at the age of 82. Frankly, given Brian’s history with …

Among my favorite TV shows from the past was "Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In." Their form of madness reminded me of my youth when the newest issue of Mad magazine was at the top of my …

This will be a curmudgeonly type of column. It was precipitated by another in the seemly endless little things that simply get in the way of one’s enjoyment of daily life. First example: …

This week, I’m reflecting on what Newton Minow called a “vast wasteland.” Who was Newton Minow? No, he was not a type of fish. He is a former chairman of the Federal …

OK, I admit that I lost my sanity and actually ran the Boston Marathon when I was in my 30s. The Boston Marathon is one of the oldest marathons in the world. This year was the 129th running of the …

Many of us own older cars. In fact, the average age of cars owned by people in the U.S. is just about 13 years old. This is a new record. It reminds me of an old New England adage. It has to do with …

Artificial intelligence refers to the capability of computer systems to perform tasks typically associated with human intelligence such as learning, reasoning, problem solving, perception, and …

OK, we’ve all probably taken a deep breath over the past few weeks. Perhaps it is time to let our breath out again (for fear of dying for lack of oxygen). If I had a dollar for every U.S. …

Every young man can probably envision himself as the next Beach Boy, Beatle, or Rolling Stone. Why do I say that? Because that’s what I remember thinking when I was a young man. If you had …

I’m certain we all have our favorite movies. I thought that I’d write about the production of movies. I’m also guessing that many of you do not understand how exactly movies get …

I decided to write this column after a particularly frustrating experience with Xfinity. I simply wanted to remove an additional person who somehow had managed to get posted on my email account. …

I’ve quoted George Santayana before. He coined the expression, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” This week, I thought it would be interesting to …

We all would like to think we can save the planet. That’s assuming you believe the Earth is getting warmer due to the carbon dioxide generation – from all the fossil fuel burning …

Many of you know that whale oil was used for nighttime lighting in our homes – long before electricity and also before people discovered that oil from the ground, which was discovered after …

A few weeks ago, I tuned in to the weather report. There was a rumor that it was a) going to turn bitterly cold and b) we were going to have lowland snow. Now, I enjoy snow like many people. …

I’m certain that many of you have seen a lot of conservative politicians and conservative radio talk shows talk about the rise in fake news. They complain that the news is, basically, unfair to …

Most of you probably understand when one starts a company, unless you are especially fortunate and have a key customer provide you with funding to accomplish whatever task the customer wants, that …

When we think of big, nothing approaches the scale of the size of the universe. Even if we could travel at a high percentage of the speed of light (186,000 miles/second) it would take 15 billion …

There is a TV show called “Hoarders.” It is about people who have a mental disorder that does not allow them to get rid of anything. You will see someone (usually the real estate agent …

There are things I’ve witnessed in a doctor’s office. None of them were life-threatening, nor improper. They were just funny. First item: My wife does an annual exam (a mammogram) of …