Driver’s Ed
Tom turns 16 next month. You know what that means! We’ve got him signed up for driver’s ed. In mass, that shortens the process and helps on the insurance rates. The first step in...
Author: Mike Garrity
Bedside Table
I’ve been meaning to post some book reviews here, but I’ve just been too busy. Therefore, I’m going to post a bunch of quickies together in an attempt to get caught up. These are...
Maternal Haplogroups
We got email from 23andme yesterday that more of our DNA data was ready. You may remember that last time I talked about the maternal & paternal haplogroups. These are the two lines which...
Nicholas Carr Can’t Concentrate
Nicholoas Carr’s recent book The Shallows (and the article it’s based on in The Atlantic, and a more recent one in The Wall Street Journal) really bugged me. His basic argument is that reading...
DNA Testing Dogs
All Things Considered had a couple of funny articles this week about a couple getting a DNA test for their dog. The first part is here. The second part is here.
Blog Changes
I’ve been messing around with the blog’s formatting recently. The intent is to make it easier to read. Tell me if it causes any problems with your browser, or if you don’t like something...
Time Flies Like an Arrow
The current issue of Scientific American has an interesting article by Craig Callender. It’s called Is Time an Illusion? (it’s behind a paywall here). The article is about the fact that most of the...
