A penny for your thoughts. But if you have that penny, will you even spend it? I recently read an article in the New York Times Magazine about the wasteful production of pennies.  In it, one expert, Caity Weaver, said, “Most pennies produced by the U.S. Mint are given out as change but never spent; […]

I’ve been to Wyoming. And I have to say, I liked it a lot. Granted, I didn’t seem much of the state. But, my favorite National Park, Yellowstone, sits right there in the northwest corner. Other than my visits to Yellowstone, I haven’t given the state much thought. The history of Wyoming dates back to

Crooks By Linda Stowe Since legal entanglements have been in the news lately, I began to wonder about my fellow citizens. If I take a close look at any crowd, how likely am I to find a crook? And how many crooks are we talking about? Apparently, it depends on how I define crook. The

“Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.” — Søren Kierkegaard It seems that life holds challenges for all of us in some way or another.  Hopefully, we will be able to find moments of peace, joy, and wonder.  For they are everywhere. May we all see every day

I’ve never had my own company.  In the years I worked before I “retired,” I worked for someone else.  Until the past five years.  Now, I’m an author. I write books, and I write blogs.  I am a content creator.  I call my creative works company “734 Productions,” but it has been several different things

The Presidential Election is a month away.  Oy-ve. President Joe Biden served one term.  And he did a pretty good job, I think.His career was expansive, and he did many great things for the country along the way.  But he decided to leave the Oval Office for his own reasons, on his own terms. We’ve

Do Your Own Research By Linda Stowe Over recent years, we have heard a lot of noise from people who conclude a disagreement by suggesting, “Do your own research.” Most often this comes from people who seek to dismiss scientific evidence or question the expertise of authorities. A few years ago, such people, after doing

I read a book a couple of months ago called “This I Believe.”  The book is based on the NPR series, which goes by the same name.  I’ve never heard this series on NPR, but I don’t listen to this station much.  Anyway, This I Believe has people of all different walks of life talking