Random Thoughts by Mark Milliorn

I confess:  All the knowledge I possess about art could easily be chiseled onto a granite slab small enough to fit in a gnat’s navel.  And i...

A friend of mine was asked to write an essay for a radio station.  His topic was to be, If I had known then…  Obviously, this was to be an e...

The sad news today is the passing of a great inventor; Walter Frederick Morrison. This is the man who took a lid from a tin can full of popc...

While the entire country goes crazy over the Super Bowl, I have to admit that I am a little tired of football. This is probably after watchi...

The future of education at universities is evidently linked to distance education. If you are unaware of this new development, distance educ...

It has been raining, something not all that common here in New Mexico. Two of my classes are at opposite ends of the campus, so I decided to...

These days, everyone is making fun of airport security. It is easy to take cheap shots at the mentally handicapped. I know, because just las...

Two months ago I wrote about problems with air travel and my views about what we call, in what can only be a cruel jest, airport security. (...

Many years ago, there was a beautiful and fertile valley. A hunter, intrigued by the abundant game, made his home in the valley and began to...

The late Douglas Adams wrote a wonderful story in his incredibly misnamed five volume trilogy, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy , about ...

When your children are small, it is amazing how little you know about being a parent. Every situation is new, the children are fragile, and ...

It is Christmas in southern New Mexico. You can tell by the weather, it is unseasonably cold; it only got up to 60 degrees today. Blue skies...

Suddenly, and without much warning, I seem to be a grandfather. My son, The-Other-One, not What’s-His-Name, has managed to find a shortcut. ...

It seems impossible, but I have been happily married for over 35 years. This incredible record is probably a result of the marriage of the t...

About 20 years ago, I had to make a series of trips across the state of New Mexico for business. I forget how many times I drove up and down...

During World War II, various Melanesian and New Guinea islands were suddenly confronted with the advanced technology of both the Japanese a...

Oh, the joys of travel. I can remember a time where people put on their Sunday finest if they were traveling by airliner. Not a plane, an ai...

Even here in southern New Mexico, winter eventually came. It snowed on the mountains and got down to freezing here in the valley. Personally...