I’m not so crazy about change. But change comes in many forms for all of us. Many people assume that meaningful change begins when they decide to become a different person. But the thing is, “lasting” change often begins in a much simpler and easier way. One way to start all of this is by […]

They have been up there for a long time. Months on end in some situations. So here is my big question. Do astronauts do laundry in space? I imagine all of life’s simplest chores become a very delicate matter on the International Space Station. And those astronauts face lots of challenges in their work up

I love to find a new and better way of doing things. An invention, if you will.Sometimes I figure this out on my own. But other times, it sort of falls in my lap. I’ll take it either way. But throughout American history, there have been thousands of great inventions from some talented inventors. Yes.

We humans grow. First, from little babies into adults. And, there is a common belief that when we get older, our nose and our ears continue to grow. That isn’t really true. You see, they mostly look larger as we age because cartilage changes, skin loses elasticity, and gravity gradually stretches the soft tissues. It’s

The end of August. We’ve had some rainstorms over the summer. All across the United States. And when they come along, we always say, “Everybody out of the pool.” That’s because of lightning. It is smart to say that. You see, a bolt of lightning can reach temperatures around 50,000°F (27,700°C). That’s roughly five times

First this, before the blog: Well friends. My good, good friends here at Polly Goggles.   I’ve been at this blog, every day (with a few minor exceptions) for 16 solid years now.  That’s a long time.   It happens every once in a while.  I get to a point where I feel like things

The Man in the Donut Shop By Linda Stowe Today’s blog spoke about noticing the small joys in life, and I found myself thinking about that while prepping vegetables. What rose to the top was not a small joy exactly, but something more fundamental: I have all my faculties. I can think clearly, reason things

I think they are cousins. The Pillsbury Dough Boy and the Muffin Man. Maybe the Gingerbread Man too. Anyway. I have a story about one of them. This happened before most houses had ovens in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Back then, street hawkers sold muffins door-to-door as snack bread.  The nursery rhyme