Elementary...To Those Who Train.
Have you ever played a game where you look at something or someone, and then look away and try to answer questions about the scene that you so avidly studied?...
The Tangled Web
"Reach-ing" People
“You see that Psychic's parlor across the street?” She nodded. “You ever been in there?” She shrugged. “Yeah, once or twice. But the thing I hate about psychics is that...
Just What The Doctor Ordered
It was hot. Ninety degrees or so.Sweat was pouring off my face, and I sought respite under the shade of a tree. As I did, I watched some of the...
Plain Paper or Paper Plane?
I remember Muscle Men - does anyone else remember them? I used to play with this bizarre toy of the 1980's until they sustained brutal and disfiguring injuries that...
Rubiks Cubes and Fooling Rubes
I still remember the first time that I saw a Rubik's cube. I was about eight years old and visiting my grandmother's home in California. She had very nice belongings:...
The Changing of The Guard
I was going to write about Ben Cardall's 'The Roobik Booklet", but after some lengthy thought, I've decided to put that post off until next week. Instead, I thought I'd...
Reading Blogs, Reading People
Consider this: What if when you sat down at your computer and began to read this week's blog, you opened it up and found that it was all about you...
413 Miracle Street
What do you see when you look at a house? What would your answer to that question be? "Some windows, a door, a roof, maybe a chimney...you know...it's a house."...
How To Read Everyone's Mind!
I'm sure that you read the title of this week's post and thought "I'd like to know how to do that!" The answer is pretty straight forward - It's easy....
The Best Oxymoron I've Ever Read...
I remember discovering the body. Lying prostrate before me was the murdered man, savagely dispatched and with grisly efficiency. At the time, I was in an unfamiliar mansion with lots...
Can You Keep A Secret?
Remember when you were a kid? Sure you do. I'm equally sure that you can recall a time when you knew that a friend of yours was keeping a secret...
When First We Practice To Deceive
"I'm following the ambulance, and we are almost to the hospital," my voice cracked as I strained to hold back the panic. "I dunno, Mom. Todd was found lying next...
