To jump straight into extreme morbidity, what happens when you teach your kid the principles in this book, and then one of their classmates dies of leukemia, or you or the other parent dies in a car accident. Even if you eliminate death through old age, you still may have to deal with death through disease. And even…

How do we know to rage against the dying of the light if we don't know what dying is?

"Merkin guru" is still available.

Most pit bulls want nothing more than a warm lap, food, water, and a little run time. Seriously.

I got the pistol for Christmas last year. If the person who gave it to me wasn't halfway across the country, I, too, would've kissed them. Instead, I spent five minutes hyperventilating in shock and pleasure.