I couldn’t resist…  Since I had so much fun with my last Photoshop experiment, I thought I would try one more–this time, though, I added the same photo of Megan Fox to a snapshot of me wearing goofy glasses later on at the same wedding reception. This time, I compromised attempted realism for humor.  Now […]

My new neighbor across the street is a very talented and accomplihed tattoo artist, and my wife–who’s been considering getting a tattoo for quite some time now–is suggesting that she and I both get one from our new neighbor. First, I’m not sure I’m a “tattoo guy”.  Second, I have no idea what I would […]

Humans Glow in Visible Light

No, it’s not me–believe it or not…  According to a time.com poll, it’s actually Jon Stewart of “The Daily Show”.  More here. And I have to say that I wouldn’t disagree…

Megan Fox wearing a Star Wars t-shirt.  No further comment necessary…

I had to stay late at work last night to record an evening seminar, and I was incredibly bored, so I thought I would amuse myself by playing around in Photoshop.  So I took a photo from my wife’s niece’s recent wedding reception, and I “invited” a celebrity guest: I think it turned out pretty […]

I recently applied for a scholarship, and part of the process was writing an essay.  Here is my submission: I have been a father for almost thirteen years now, and one of the most surprising and enlightening (and humbling) things about parenthood is discovering just how much we learn from our children—almost as much as […]

I have some experience exploring Second Life and OpenSim, and I am beginning to appreciate its educational potential, but I never would have imagined this (from an article in Discover): Can Training in Second Life Teach Doctors to Save Real Lives?

I think I’ve finally found a title that I’m satisfied with–after having the blog for almost two years now (first on Blogger, then here). I never liked the word “mental” in the title–to me, it conveyed lunacy or instability.  Whereas the definition I found on dictionary.com for “cognitive” seemed to be closer to the meaning […]