Bilbo's Random Thought Collection

Back when I was in the dating pool, shortly after the earth's crust cooled, getting a date wasn't easy. Rather than the ruggedly ha...

Back in May, Mike shared in his blog a fascinating chart titled "The Age You Peak At Everything, According to Science*." And in ...

It’s been said that chivalry – which I define as the quality of men being polite and respectful toward women – isn’t dead, just underemploy...

Yesterday I was in a bit of a funk, being completely overwhelmed by my outrage at our political classes, and felt the need to engage in a f...

No, Mike , I'm not talking to you. People who speak no other French know this useful phrase, which translates as would you like to go...

As I write this, I'm sitting in the dark, cold house ... our power went out during the night during a fierce windstorm (that is still g...