July 2021

A lot of times, I get my ideas from historical events. You’ve all probably seen those “This Day in History” lists that are published every day, online, by hundreds of different sources. They are a dime a dozen. But most of them carry the exact same information, printed over and over again, year after year. […]

Today, I am a hypocrite. I knew this about myself a long time ago. In fact, I think most of us have tottered in hypocrisy on some level at one time or another. Perhaps. I know the thing that comes to mind first and foremost with me. I love animals and would not harm a

You are a gift. What you have within you is a benefaction to this world. In your life time, this may take many shapes, forms, and sizes, as you go about your days — your every day. Your decisions, and your offerings to this world will be many. The size doesn’t matter. They come from

Heaven knows I love a good hamburger. I know, I know. I’m leaving a footprint when I eat meat, specifically beef. But, I drive very rarely, I fly even less, and I recycle all that I can find to recycle. I’m against aerosols. And I waste very little. So, a girl needs a hamburger every

The world is full of this, and that’s. We learn as we go. At least, that is the general idea here. We gather knowledge on all levels, mentally, physically, emotionally, spiritually. And we grow as a result of this newfound awareness. Tobacco is a perfect example of this. It was on today’s date, July 27,

Oh, how this world turns. At one time, the Inca people lived in the largest empire in the world. They named it “The Land of Four Quarters” — a distinction made by their way of governing. Their world flourished in ancient Peru between c. 1400 and 1533 CE. But, tragically, their demise came in 1533.

I am not a sailor, so that is most likely why I did not remember. I don’t know how I would have been as a sailor. Early in my life, I had no sense of direction, and now, it seems to have gotten better. But, there are usually landmarks involved. Out at sea, there is

We know him as Ulysses S. Grant, the great Civil War General and 18th President of the United States. But his real name was Hiram. Nonetheless, he died on this day, July 23, 1885, of terrible throat cancer. Hiram Ulysses Grant was born in Point Pleasant, Ohio, on April 27, 1822, to Jesse Root Grant,