The Iceman Cometh

by | Feb 8, 2022

“No JOKE,” read a February 1806 Boston newspaper.  “A vessel has cleared at the Custom House for Martinique with a cargo of ice.  We hope this will not prove a slippery speculation.” In today’s age, we don’t give much thought to ice and how...

Three Dog Night

by | Feb 2, 2022

Oh Baby, it’s cold outside! We hope this epistle finds you cozy and warm. Chances are, unless you are reading this outdoors, that is the case, because we have warm homes. That is the result of our species millenia-long preoccupation with regulating our body heat. Not...