Multi-Dimensional Adventures

At some point in high school (or possibly middle school) I stumbled across the book Sphereland by Dionys Burger. It’s a mathematical adventure in geometry – and yes, I know that sounds terrible, but it’s really a lot of fun. I re-read the book countless times....

Never Gonna be Big in Iceland

So, I’m on Twitter, and I see this post come up with my name and website: I put the sentence through Google translator — which identified the language as Icelandic — and got this translation. The new favorite author of mine is definitely Dianne K....

What the Cat Does

Having shared the useful function of the dog last week, I feel obligated to give the cat credit for her role in the household: THE EXTERMINATOR!!!!! Yeah, I know that moth was on the outside of the glass. However, she makes some pretty amazing leaps to catch insects...

Door to Door Salesman

DING DONG. BARK, BARK, BARK, BARK! Sorcia rushes the door like a guided missile, throwing herself up on her hind legs and planting her front paws on the glass window. She bares her huge, sharp teeth and snarls. Saliva drips from her canines. By the time I get to the...