Bilbo's Random Thought Collection

We've entered a dangerous and traumatic time for the nation. Crazy people with guns run around shooting people, while other crazy peopl...

My co-worker Brenda pointed out this amazing, blog-worthy article yesterday: Something Has Exploded in a Spectacular Fashion on Uranus . How...

There was an interesting story on NPR last night that I thought was worth bringing to your attention - " Who Are You, Really? Activist...

Today is the birthday of Robert Zimmerman, probably better known to you as Bob Dylan. He's 70 today, and can't sing any better than ...

My feelings on the subject of organized religion are no surprise to those of you who have been my faithful readers over the life of this blo...

Yesterday in this space we discussed the ongoing non-issue of whether or not words have consequences. Today, we look at a few examples of h...

Now that the nights are cold and long, Agnes and I watch more television than we usually do. Well, yes, we do other things, too, but watchi...

You may not realize it, but I put a great deal of effort into putting together quality blog posts for your enlightenment and entertainment. ...

The popular Japanese poetry form called haiku creates short, elegant poems free of every extraneous word. It's very simple: each haiku...

Yesterday one of my co-workers passed me a link to this amazing article from the BBC: Large Hadron Collider (LHC) Generates a 'Mini-Big ...

Depending on how long you've been with me on this blogging journey, you may remember a post I wrote back on December 17th of 2006 on th...

Our local Metro transit system has taken its lumps this year, with several serious accidents (including the terrible train crash earlier thi...

One of the things I look back on with nostalgia is having my purchases rung up by a cashier on an old-fashioned cash register. You know, th...