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The dumbest thing ever is slaving to produce a delicious, hot meal, and then eating it cold. The idea struck me one day that I needed plates I could safely preheat in the oven. It later occurred to me that cast iron fajita plates are a thing, so I tossed

Annually, for many years, my family and another made the trek south to the Gulf Coast of Florida. Much of this drive is through pine forests that are very distinctive of Florida. If you've ever been, you'll know what I'm talking about. Anyway, that&

I thought it'd be interesting to compile a list of notable (by some definition) people named Curtis Jones. It turns out, there really aren't any. There's the Liverpool footballer, maybe, and that's about it. After adding a dozen "minuses" to

Is it wrong when you laugh aloud at your own writing? I was scrolling all the way back to the beginning of my old Blogger blog, when I discovered this gem from September 2005: Certainly less appreciated, but a benefit just the same [of self-employment]: I never have to return

A theory holds that dreams are a way for the visual cortex of the brain to “defend its turf” against being “taken over” to process inputs from other senses. Why Do We Dream? Maybe to Ensure We Can Literally ‘See’ the World upon AwakeningA theory holds that dreams are a

We bought these sixteen acres in September. It's my outdoor gym. The one-time membership fee was painful, but the grossly unmaintained property is the workout gift that keeps on giving. For the past month I've been clearing what will be the backyard (left side of the

I "treated" myself to an in-door rower which arrived one week ago. I love numbers. And collections of numbers. And adding to collections of numbers. I've spent more time staring at my rowing spreadsheet on my iPad this past week than I'll ever admit

I spent ten days in Austin recently during a 70+ day streak of 100+ degree temperatures, so when I came across this picture (after returning to Atlanta), I felt a special connection with it.