It's the Goose and Bacon Problem Again
While in Germany I saw several German Shepherds. My first thought was it was
just a little too obvious and clichéd. But the real question is are these dogs
just called shepherds?
Jeffrey L Cohen
Moo Baa La La La
I started with the title of one of my favorite kids’ books about animals, but
this is not about what animals say. It’s about how people talk to animals. They
don’t
The Poetry of Translation
Our Georgian guide used English words in expressions that were much more poetic
than similar phrases in English. For example, instead of describing the sound of
the river, he said how nice it
The Negative Space of Numbers
I wear a Timex digital watch when I travel instead of my Apple Watch. This is a
simple digital watch where the numbers are made from segments of a bisected
square. As I
He Has Elf Children
Our Georgian guide was talking to a local villager that he knew, as we hiked
through the rural village in the mountains. The guide turned to us and said that
the man has