8 Things That Happened In July
July was jammed packed. It was the kind of month where at the end of the day you’ll remember something that happened and think, wait, that was this morning? because it feels like it was two days ago. Here are…
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Article: 10 Crazy Creations of “Plant Wizard” Luther Burbank
Did you catch my latest article in Mental Floss? It’s called 10 Crazy Creations of “Plant Wizard” Luther Burbank. It’s about white blackberries, thornless cactus, pitless plums, and the russett potato. Even if you haven’t heard of Luther Burbank, you…
Article: 10 Things You May Not Know About ‘Little Women’
[Via] Did you check out my latest in Mental Floss? It’s called 10 Things You May Not Know About ‘Little Women.’ Here’s my favorite fact: 2. Little Women took only ten weeks to write. Alcott began the book in May…
Article: 10 Priceless Smithsonian Artifacts You Can Print At Home
[Courtesy] My latest article at Mental Floss is pretty cool. The Smithsonian has been scanning artifacts and putting 3D models online that you can print out on your printer. Print out a Wooly Mammoth skeleton or Abraham Lincoln’s face! Read…
Article: 5 Obscure Looney Tunes Cartoons
Check out my newest for Mental Floss: 5 Obscure Looney Tunes Cartoons. That’s right, weird, cool, visually interesting cartoons for your Thanksgiving enjoyment. Watch them now before Warner Brothers takes them down!
Peacocks and Zoo Animals
Last week I went to Michigan for work. We left the day after Gideon’s first birthday. The day before his birthday, he took his first step. The day after, he went in an airplane for the first time. Go-getter! Gideon…
White Whale
One often hears of writers that rise and swell with their subject, though it may seem but an ordinary one. How, then, with me, writing of this Leviathan? Unconsciously my chirography expands into placard capitals. Give me a condor’s quill!…
Article In Writer’s Digest
Hey check it out! I have a new article in the January issue of Writer’s Digest. “If Walls Could Talk” is about lessons I learned from visiting the houses of Mark Twain, Jack London, Louisa May Alcott, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and…
Gideon In Make Magazine
Check it out! Gideon is in the current issue of Make Magazine. He’s holding a rolling hedgehog toy that Kyle made for him through our Printrbot. That is to say, Kyle printed the toy out in plastic. Here’s a bigger…
Why There Are Words Reading
Busy, busy, busy. Not only do we have a new baby under 2 months, but Kyle has a new job. On Monday he starts at MobileIron in Mountain View. It looks like a great company, plus he’ll be able to…