Stories of Suspense with a Sense of Humor
July 4th is the day we set aside to celebrate the birth of our nation, but our nation wasn’t born that day so much as it was conceived. The embryonic nation gestated during the Revolutionary War, underwent difficult labor during the Articles of Confederation, and was born, finally, with the Constitution and the Bill of … Read more
I earn my living as a professional in the field of Information Technology. I have a B.S.E. in Computer Engineering, and a Masters of Computer and Information Science. I take my job very seriously, but everyone has moments of weakness. Twenty-five years ago, I worked on a project that created a case management solution for … Read more
A few years ago, I was home in the afternoon on a weekday when I noticed a large man in the cul-de-sac. He happened to be black, but I like to think I’m not racist in that regard because I would take note of any stranger in my cul-de-sac regardless of race. For the record, … Read more
I have been driving into downtown Lansing, on and off, for 24 years. I have come at the problem from all angles. The roads leading into Lansing haven’t changed much in these past two decades. I am very familiar with all of them. In fact, I’m fairly certain that the roads follow paths that have … Read more
In the movie “Contagion”, the transfer mechanism that spreads the deadly virus is the combination of touching an infected object and then touching your eyes, nose, or mouth before disinfecting your hands. The deadly little monsters are everywhere, it turns out, and our strange habits of self-soothing lead to our demise. Riding the bus had … Read more