Hello. We say it all the time.But when did it start? The word “hello” is surprisingly young compared to many common English words. Before the 1800s, people rarely used “hello” as a greeting. Instead, it was mainly an exclamation used to attract attention. Sort of like saying “Hey!” Variations such as “halloo,” “hullo,” and “hollo” […]

This makes me sad. If vampire bats miss two meals on successive nights, they will likely starve to death. But here is the really cool thing about this, which just goes to prove that the women in the world are awesome.You see, the female bats who successfully feed are known to regurgitate blood to share

Editor’s Note: This is from an old Wordle Word story. Obviously, there was a Daylight Savings time change when this was written. Grill Cook By Linda Stowe This morning, I realized we get an extra hour today. I thought about how I might spend it. I could move to a cabin in the woods to

We humans, are explorers. Not all of us. But some. As such, all throughout history, people have braved new frontiers. Different lands. Unknown places. Here, where I live, the history of the American frontier if filled with amazing stories. Most of these stories involve men. Explorers, hunters, soldiers, trappers, and trailblazers. But women also played

A little time to sit and think. “”””””” “Sometimes doing nothing is doing something.” — Winnie the Pooh “”””””” “The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of sixty minutes an hour, whatever he does, whoever he is.” — C. S. Lewis “”””””” “The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts.”

It is small where I live. We are out in the country, in the farmland, but our address is listed as “Camden” even though we do not live in the village of Camden. There, in that village, about 1,989 people, give or take a few. I don’t know too many of them. I enjoy living

Some people love to run. They also like to race. And with that, there are races all over the place. Marathons and sprints. Five-kilometer runs. Ten kilometer runs. Which means 3.2 miles or 6.4. Recently, we saw the running of a race called the Cocodona. It isn’t anything ordinary where races are concerned. In fact,

The other night, I was watching a TV show. The person in the hospital bed flatlined. The old ticker was not tocking. So those good doctors pulled out the paddles. You know the scene. The doctor yells, “Clear!” And then they jolt the guy back to life.It looks like the heart magically starts beating again.It