Shan Wells

In the 1800s America supported an incredible variety of animal life at densities now almost impossible to imagine. Mega-flocks of passenger pigeons containing billions of birds stretched a mile wide and 300 miles long. Millions of bison roamed the Great Plains.

The passenger pigeon is now extinct, wiped out by hunting...

2011 will long be remembered as the flip side of 2008, as it hosted a GOP pre-season primary every bit as tough as the famous Clinton/Obama duel, but much sillier. Seemingly afraid to advance their serious candidates, the Republican bullpen was chocked fuller of nuts than an Almond Joy bar....

Herman Cain may or may not be guilty of sexual harassment, but he will certainly be taken down by it. It's hard to see how the pizzaman can refuse to talk his way out of accusations dating from years before he began his quest for a television show......

Back in 2008, I was running hot for the big "O." I even designed myself a nifty tee shirt that utilized Obama's famous "sunrise" logo in a tribal tattoo style, with a small "hope" inserted. I wore it with pride to the Denver Dem's Convention. I wore it when he...

I once had to break a lease on an apartment I was renting. The landlord was incredibly difficult to deal with, as every tiny speck of the apartment had to be inspected with a fine tooth comb before he would consent to keep my $300 deposit and let me go...

According to wikipedia, Monolatrism or monolatry, is:

...the recognition of the existence of many gods, but with the consistent worship of only one deity. Monolatry is not the same thing as henotheism, which is the belief in and worship of one god without at the same time denying that other...

White and dark meats on the turkey cook differently. Dark meat takes longer. When you defrost your turkey, ace bandage two ice packs on the breasts. This will lower the temperature of the white meat when you put it in the oven...

Teddy Roosevelt once famously spoke about speaking softly but carrying a big stick. That worked well for him because his enemies, domestic and foreign, had no reason to doubt his willingness to use it.

Given the recent unpleasant mid-terms, it might be instructive to have a think about how a...