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All living things are here. Here on this planet. But many of us humans didn’t learn to share in kindergarten. I mean. I don’t know why people think this planet belongs to humans. As if by some magical decree. We think we are the supreme beings on this planet. But are we? If there is […]

Yesterday, we talked about the start of the movies. And today, we have more about those early beginnings. The silent years. Most of those movies seem ridiculous to watch now. The acting was over-the-top. It had to be. There weren’t things, such as voice inflections or sound effects, to convey the dramatic nature of the

Annnnnddd…. Action! The old movies. The ones that started it all. Most people like movies. They come in all shapes and sizes. And throughout history, they have pushed the limits, allowing us to see things we never dreamed we would see. Or perhaps, giving us hard looks at reality and the world around us. Either

We. Here we are. And as a result, we observe the “here” around us, wherever that may be. If taken in broad strokes, the “here” could mean the Universe. Or, in small portions, it might be the room we are sitting in. Whether or not we make a conscious effort to observe is completely up

Today, another great piece of writing from Linda Stowe. This came from another one of our Wordle Words daily installments. And so. ________________ What do people keep in their attics?By Linda Stowe What do people keep in their attics?
Do people even have attics anymore?
Maybe they just rent storage spaces.
The attic in my childhood home, built

“Well. That’s absurd.” It seems that particular phrase can be pointed at many things these days. I know I have certainly said it quite a bit since 2016. But truth be told. I like the word itself.Absurd. It is an adjective used to describe something as wildly unreasonable, illogical, or inappropriate. You know. Preposterous, ridiculous,

It is something that has never been made before. Or the process of creating something that has never been made before. Invention. Our world around us is inventions. That pencil. The computer you are using. Butter. Shoes. Roasting pans. Snow shovels. Dijon mustard. Toothpicks. All of it. Look around. Not one thing in our grasp

This day is always special for me. An anniversary of a personal sort. So find it extremely fitting that my little bit of fact-finding should fall on this date. Because on this very day, another extraordinary event occurred. On March 4, 1924, “Happy Birthday to You” was first published. It made its debut appearance in