January 2026

What is that song by Christopher Cross? Sailing. “Sailing takes me away…” Well, sailing really does take some people away. Like good old Alex. You see, in 1709, Alexander Selkirk returned to the civilized world. He was a half-starved, sunburned Scottish sailor who stepped back into human society after four years alone on a deserted […]

Our attention.  Now there’s something worth stopping for. Our attention is not endless. It is not automatic. And it is not free. Our attention requires energy. It is a kind of currency. We have to make deposits in the bank before we can make a withdrawal.  The same goes for our attention.  And also for

We are all unique. This is nothing new. But what about this fascinating thing? Your breath might be just as unique as your fingerprints. A recent study suggests that the way we breathe over the span of a regular day could be used to identify us with remarkable accuracy. We are talking about an identification

More on animals. The little bandits. Most people do not like them. Many of us have watched a raccoon tiptoe across our backyards like they own the place. We know that raccoons are extremely clever. But a new study out of Wyoming suggests they are not just crafty. Our good urban raccoons are full-on problem

Life is filled with the good and the bad. The easy and the hard. The wonderful and the hideous. The bad parts sometimes occur in absolute tragedies. Some tragedies arrive with a huge announcement. And others unfold behind locked doors. One of those disasters occurred in 1930. There was a horrific fire at the Ohio

Learning New Things By Linda Stowe I can’t say that I’ve spent much time in my life being bored, but sometimes I feel like I am at a crossroads and I’m not sure which way to go. This is not a situation where things are as clear-cut as I’m on Path A and now I’m

Today, I marveled at the fact that I can turn on the faucet and, magically, clean, drinkable water comes out whenever I want it. I also rejoiced in the fact that my fingers know what to do when I tell them what to do. There are a million things like this each day. There’s just

We have a few farm animals. I love them all. They just hang out here, living their little lives. Four goats, one goose, and four chickens. I’ve read a lot of good things about donkeys, though. Mind you, I don’t want one, so please don’t bring your extra donkeys over to my house. Often lumped