Tack Into the Wind
Question: When is the shortest path between two points a zigzag? Answer: When sailing into the wind. Two miles off the coast of Texas we were cruising at a brisk eight knots on-board the Mayan Mystress, a 20-year-old catamaran whose better days were ahead of it....
The Gift of Encouragement
The pandemic was in full swing, and all of us were pretty much isolated. Most of us were scared, thousands were dying, and there was no end in sight as COVID-19 took the world by storm. I was grateful to be working from home, but I felt the loss of human contact—and...
Butyrate and the Bowel – Part 1
We all have problems, and seeking to identify the source I think is pretty valuable if we want to correct the issue in the best way possible. We may not be able to pinpoint all the contributing factors, or even be able to dissect deep enough, but the closer we get to...