I'm taking the opportunity today, January 1, 2020, presents to tweak some of my lifestyle choices. Be it resolved in this new decade, I...

One of my favorite recreational activities is hiking along a forest trail on a cool, sunny morning. The peacefulness of the forest, the...

I went to my doctor's office the other day for a routine checkup. They're very modern there. They ask you to fill out your patient...

Scientists and mathematicians propose so many interesting, exotic ideas to explain the truth about reality, don't you agree? Here's a...

"The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing." Stephen Covey I know logically there should only be one Main Thing, but in...

I was traveling recently in our nation's capital. During my visit, I had the opportunity to swing by the Thomas Jefferson Memorial,...

Friends, do you know about tropes? Tropes are commonly used literary devices that provide context and familiarity to readers. Used...

I confess I'm no athlete. I can't catch the ball, I can't throw the ball, I can't hit the ball with a 3-wood. I'm a bit overweight and...

Today is the 49th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing. On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin touched down in the Sea of...

Dinosaur fans, I think I made a math error in my last entry here on THE MAIN THING, in which I claimed Dragons > Dinosaurs. (Tapping the...

Look dinosaur fans, I don't want to start an unhealthy rivalry thing with you, but as the mathematicians might say, DRAGONS > dinosaurs....

Do you know about nanobots? Nanobots are tiny robots that are small enough to be injected directly into the blood stream through a...

This is the fourth and final blog post in the "Squint" series. It's been longer than intended since I, Will Malpass, have posted fresh,...

Another blog post from THE MAIN THING, the third in the "Squint" series. I'm still feeling cranky about the scientists. (Last time I...

Another blog post from THE MAIN THING, the second in the "Squint" series. I'm troubled, readers. Well, it's the scientists again. They...

Editor's note: Will begins a new series of posts today collectively called "Squint." The name refers to the technique sometimes used to...

Why can't we figure out what is real? Why does the true nature of reality elude us? Are we overlooking something that's right there in...

Can we talk for a moment about this predicament in which we find ourselves? I mean, come on guys, haven't you noticed? Do you ever...

I recently watched the Academy Award-winning animated movie Coco. Spoiler alert: It's good! (Editor's note: Will's a little confused on...

Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed—in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last...