A mildly amusing collection

I’ve written for The Wall Street Journal, Time Magazine, The Boston Globe, and PBS. Read my stuff. It’s, well, mildly amusing.

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Secret Beans

A forgotten world of color and nutrition.

Get Rich Slow - with Walnuts

Black Walnuts are at the core of a long-forgotten get-rich scheme.

England, the 51st State?

And the retort heard round the world.

Groundhog Daze

Man versus groundhog.

Most Prolific Mother

Effie Dickey gave birth 22 times—setting a record.

Arctic Water for California

A very real mega-project.

Greenland USA

Trade the Vikings for the Vikings?

Richest Person Ever

Not Elon or Jeff. It’s Gina—the woman accused of wearing a “weaponized” hat.

Seinfeld’s Lavender Secrets

Follow the “Seinfeld Rule” for successfully growing lavender.

Loophole Land, USA

Incredibly, there is a sliver of Yellowstone where crimes can’t be prosecuted.

First to Fly

Long before the Wright Brothers, others were flying—and dying.

FARM

Featured

Secret Beans

A forgotten world of color and nutrition.

Get Rich Slow - with Walnuts

Black Walnuts are at the core of a long-forgotten get-rich scheme.

Groundhog Daze

Man versus groundhog.

Seinfeld’s Lavender Secrets

Follow the “Seinfeld Rule” for successfully growing lavender.

RECORDS

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Most Prolific Mother

Effie Dickey gave birth 22 times—setting a record.

Richest Person Ever

Not Elon or Jeff. It’s Gina—the woman accused of wearing a “weaponized” hat.

First to Fly

Long before the Wright Brothers, others were flying—and dying.

GEOGRAPHY

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England, the 51st State?

And the retort heard round the world.

Arctic Water for California

A very real mega-project.

Greenland USA

Trade the Vikings for the Vikings?

Loophole Land, USA

Incredibly, there is a sliver of Yellowstone where crimes can’t be prosecuted.

Michael Trinklein 2/19/25 Michael Trinklein 2/19/25

Get Rich Slow - with Walnuts

Black Walnuts are at the core of a long-forgotten get-rich scheme.