From mental walls through computer firewalls… The notes on my desktop are piled high. The backlog of metaphors for discussion at the Observatory is a single freeform mass of sticky, yellow intimidation. With each so-called “new” day, my hesitant index fingers sacrifice themselves to a voracious, thankless keyboard. I know I am damned with writer’s [...]

Metaphors for the atomic age… Wednesdays are often a good time to reflect on the events of Tuesdays and to plan out one’s life for Thursdays. Reflecting on Tuesday, which was yesterday, I see that I procrastinated the work of the Monday before. A sticky note stares beckoningly up from my desk. It reads: FusionBlendMix [...]

Baseball metaphor out-reigned Rita! As hurricane Rita approached the Gulf Coast, the region was described by newscasters as a large “catcher’s mitt”. This puts God or Nature as the pitcher and Rita as the ball. Who then, would we say is at bat in this unquestionable baseball-metaphor system? Baseball is a signature American sport, though [...]