Has the Bermuda Triangle Mystery Has Been Solved?

In the afternoons, when I’m puttering around the house, cleaning, folding laundry, or pretending to be productive, I’ve gotten into the habit of watching reruns of Unsolved Mysteries. Remember that show? It was hosted by Robert Stack, with that trench coat and voice that could make even a teddy bear seem terrifying.

Each episode was pure nightmare fuel: hauntings, bank robberies, kidnappings, and of course, mysterious disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle.

Which brings me to a very serious question: Does no one disappear in the Bermuda Triangle anymore? Did someone finally fix it? Was there a press release I missed?

Because when I was a kid in the 1970s, I was certain that the Bermuda Triangle - and quicksand - would be major problems in my adult life. I thought I’d spend half my time dodging mysterious forces in Bermuda and the other half frantically clawing my way out of muddy pits.

Yet here I am at 59, and the biggest mystery I face is where all my matching socks go and why Bill can’t shut out a light when he leaves a room.