June 2025

They are biting. Mosquitos. Did you know that mosquitoes are the most deadly creatures on the planet?  It is true.  In terms of human deaths per year, the mosquito is the worst. They don’t kill directly, but they transmit deadly diseases.  Over 725,000 people die each year from mosquito-borne illnesses.  Things like these:MalariaDengue feverZika virusWest […]

I’ve known grief a few times in my life. Not many, in comparison to some, though. A lot of people have had more than their fair share of grief in their lives. Nonetheless, we all have experienced grief on some level. When I was working through those times, I read a lot about grief. The

Our country. The good old United States of America.I hope it hasn’t been damaged beyond repair since January of 2025.  I hope that the Constitution will remain our governing document, and that the people will never forget this. This country.  It was built with a lot of hard work by a lot of good people.They

People Watching By Linda Stowe Each month I spend a few hours sitting in medical waiting rooms. These places seem to be the haunt of the older population, much like the soda shop of our teens. I’ve talked about this before, so I won’t rehash that experience. My point here is about people watching. We

We laugh. According to scientific studies, the average adult laughs just 15 times every day.  Yes. Fifteen times.  Let me point out that this is opposed to the average child, who laughs more than 400 times each day.  I just want to note that we quit drawing pictures when we were kids, we quit laughing,

They say there is good power in staying positive. Here is how it works.Our world is made up of atoms. And those atoms are made up of energy. The world is made of energy. There are only two kinds of charges in this energy.  Positive and negative.These are fundamental properties of matter. Positive charges are

Editor’s Note:  These are from our Wordle Word Stories. Some of these are dated.  But in this case, the Fair is not far away. The Fair By Linda Stowe The Fair Week. When I was a kid, my brother and I lived for fair week because our parents always volunteered at the Grange or church

That big green statue in New York. The one that welcomes immigrants. We’ve all heard many stories about her.  And everything she stands for.  But. There are also things we don’t know.  I happened across an interesting article the other day about our good Statue of Liberty.  It is a pretty morbid topic.  However, the