I like a good list. That is probably obvious to anyone who reads my blogs on a regular basis.Another thing you’ve probably learned is that I don’t travel like I used to. But I still like to visit places in other ways than physically. I can go there mentally and spiritually, too. As such, I’ve […]

I was thinking about my mom and dad this morning. Both of them were born in Dayton, Ohio. Right in the city. My dad in 1922. My mom in 1923. As such, by the time they were seven years old, they were faced with growing up during the Great Depression. Yes, the Great Depression was

I really, really like Galileo, I’ll tell you. I mean, I really, really like Albert Einstein, and Einstein once called Galileo the “father of modern science.” Why did Albert say that? Because Galileo emphasized observation, experimentation, and mathematics to understand how nature works. He tried and failed and tried again, until he proved things right.

Here it is, the beginning of June. Summer won’t officially be here for a couple more weeks. But with the heat coming on, we might need to take a chilly break. Like a trip to the Arctic Region. Home of Santa and the Elves. But the Arctic is home to a lot of other things.

Before I get into today’s blog, I’d like to wish my friend Harold Bussell a very happy 92nd birthday!   A very big day.  Sending you lots of love and good wishes. And now we return to our regularly scheduled program. A very smart friend of mine on Facebook recently talked about the megalithic cultures and

I’m taking a few days off. See you Saturday, June 6th.

How come when people talk about milk, they always say, “A glass of ice-cold milk.” Why not just call it plain old milk? Or refrigerator cold milk? I don’t drink much milk these days. In fact, not at all. But I sure did when I was a kid. And that is the thing. Milk is

Okay. One more post about good books. It is all because I love to read. It is a bridge to another world. Reading can bring learning to us in all sorts of ways. This includes both fiction and non-fiction. It opens our eyes to new things. But. Many of us don’t read. Or we used to