this blog is meant to be like those little plastic domes on the top of an old coffee pot: a window into my mind, so anyone can walk up and see what's percolating inside.

i've recently become a science writer or science journalist, depending on whether i place the emphasis on my writing or my reporting. i'm working on my style, which a teacher called "impeccable" but also "flat" in my evaluation. i didn't use to be boring... but i think i read too many serious books that i thought were important. but i can't tell anyone what i got out of them. what did nietsche think? read three of his books, plus a bio, but i couldn't tell you off the top of my head.

so i'm going to write about whatever pops up.