The miscellany that crosses the mind…
The Miscellany That Crosses the Mind… 1,200 words • 5 minutes Do you make to-do lists every day? I do and am so dependent upon them that when I forget to do something my only excuse is that I failed to put it on my list! Do you also use the memo app on your...
Just Idle- Sadly, idleness is once again under attack
Sadly, idleness is once again under attack 1,325 words • 6 minutes “Work is of two kinds: first, altering the position of matter at or near the earth’s surface relative to other such matter; second, telling other people to do so. The first kind is unpleasant and...
Start Every Conversation with a Question – Just as Hugh Laurie taught us
Start Every Conversation with a Question — Just as the British actor Hugh Laurie taught us 1,075 words • 4.5 minutes “What ho!” I said. “What ho!” said Motty. “What ho! What ho!” “What ho! What ho! What ho!” “After...
Citizens as Election Props- Why the stagecraft?
Citizens as Election Props- Why such stagecraft? Length: 1100 words/4 1/2 minutes I love modern conveniences—I would not want to be without them and I have no desire, as do many people, to wave a magic wand and be transported to live out my days in a past era—the...
Success Survivor Bias- Emulation is not always our best choice
Success Survivor Bias- Emulating our heroes is a tricky business Length: Approx 1300 words/6 minutes I consider scientists who can write for the layman to be a national treasure. This task is, from what I can tell, pretty hard work. Can you imagine trying to bring the...
About Your Average Author
Bios are normally the place to list great achievements and accolades, but since Neal’s are a bit thin the recap of his life is refreshingly brief.
Quite early Neal caught the attention of his teachers as being on the fast track to the cherished 50th percentile in life. It might have been his noteworthy lack of skill, not to mention talents, in areas such as academics, athletics, the arts and drama, or social life. Together they destined him to observer status only. Tragic? No, for it was there that he found his comfortable place in the just average bleachers.