July 30th, 2008 by Jeff Kocan | 2 Comments
Between preparations for a vacation next week and a big move in September, blogging time has been scarce, but right now, I can’t even think about those things. My mind is focused solely on tomorrow night’s big Springsteen concert at Giants Stadium - the last show of a three-night stand in his home state. I’ve [...]
December 20th, 2006 by Jeff Kocan | 2 Comments
I discovered the joys of Carl Sagan later in life than I wish I had, a few years back when I purchased the Cosmos DVD set. By that point I had long since abandoned the more mystical or superstitious explanations mankind has invented to explain his peculiar place in this peculiar universe. I didn’t really [...]
February 19th, 2006 by Jeff Kocan | 2 Comments
One Sunday night back in the high-school days, when I was still in that stage where driving a car is still a wonderful novelty, I tuned in to WDUQ, my local jazz station, for an appropriate cruising soundtrack. Instead of music, though, I heard a voice that I haven’t forgotten since. It was an Englishman, [...]