Wes Phillips

Huckleberry fails to see the appeal of a perfectly flat rug.

Mostly because the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum had Julia Child do a hilarious Julia Child parody for its "Life on Other Worlds" exhibit, in which she "made" primordial soup. Still, sorry to see this theory go.

John And Rudy Dopyera's collection of one-of-a-kind musical instruments is for sale at Elderly Instruments. If you know who they are, you've already clicked the external link, so I'll tell everybody else that the trademark "Dobro" is a contraction of DOpyera BROthers and their resonating instruments changed the sound of American music—blues, Hawaiian, bluegrass all rely on that haunting, sliding sound.

A long, ultimately inconclusive, fascinating look at Colony Collapse Disorder.

Huckleberry lurks in the shadows.

Huckleberry tries to smirk some extra kibble out of me.

Also, water is wet.