Robert Falcon Scott, I hear you turning!

Robert Falcon Scott, I hear you turning!

I’ve written previously about the phenomenon of the Availability Heuristic, which is a mental short cut that we human beings (and I assume quite probably, many other species of animal) use to pull the most recent examples from our knowledge in order to feel that we...
Recreational Fishing

Recreational Fishing

My mother used to fish down at the creek of a Sunday afternoon, stolen moments with a loved one, not a hobby particularly belonging to either, but they passed precious time together laughing and flirting amid the dappled sunlight and slapping tails.  She bent the hook...