February 2026

We hear it often these days. “We are beings of light.” Many in the “self-help” and “spiritual” world use this term repeatedly. They say that we are spiritual beings having a human experience. I think it’s a beautiful idea, really. To me, it seems both comforting and uplifting. And maybe, just maybe. It is true. […]

Little Cohesive Communities By Linda Stowe I’ve always been interested in the study of small communities—not small towns exactly, but the cultures that develop around a place or an activity. I’m talking about the informal worlds of hospitals, dog parks, universities, even truck stops. If you spend any amount of time in such a setting,

Sometimes, we know the stories. But we do not know the answers, or the causes, or the details behind them. Such is the case with William C. Ralston.He built quite a life for himself, it seems. He had a vision for his destiny.  And he tried to steer all of it in his own direction.Ralston

The things you can see through and the things you can’t.That is the simple difference between transparent and opaque. To be clear, transparent lets everything through. Opaque lets nothing through. Translucent is somewhere in the middle, allowing light to enter but softening the view. We can apply these terms to just about anything on this

Human Development By Linda Stowe My B.A. is in human development, a nebulous term that could be about anything relating to how humans change over time. It could be focused on physiology, ranging from fetal development to aging. Or it could be about how we learn. Or how civilizations develop. It is none of that.

When I was a kid, McDonald’s was a big dang treat. I’ll tell you. When our parents took us out for a Big Mac and fries, it was headline news. I guess there’s still a little nostalgia in me about those visits to the Golden Arches. In common conversation as an adult, though, most people

We will hear another State of the Union message on Tuesday, February 24, 2026. Donald Trump will be giving it. I imagine it will be filled with all the imaginings in that little brain of his. Trump sugar plums and such. I’ll save you the trouble of watching because I can tell you this. People

Well. There’s the Johnny Cash version, falling down, down, down. And then there is that long, curvy boundary. The Ring of Fire. Not only was it a song, but it is also one of the most active places on the planet. The Ring of Fire stretches more than 25,000 miles in a rough horseshoe shape.