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Yesterday, I wrote about presidential “lasts.” But today I turn the tide and look at some of those presidential “firsts.” It could be the first anything. But in U.S. History, these presidential activities got put in the books and changed history forever. We tend to remember the firsts far more than the lasts. They seem […]

Our presidents. Since our country was first formed in 1776, we have had 47 presidents. Some of them have been repeaters, as you well know. All of them have been men. Anyway. At times, they do great things and at other times, not so much. And in that? Well, we seem to love presidential firsts.

I can be a bit rigid at times. By that, I mean that I like my schedule. I like my routine. I think it stems partly from being a Taurus. It seems a lot of us Taurus people generally love and thrive on routine and stability. We are a fixed earth sign. We love consistency,

I’ll tell you this much. I like a TV game show. I don’t know why. But when one comes on the television, I get sucked right in. Maybe it’s the competitor in me. Anyway. Television game shows have been around a long time. Almost since the moment TV sets clicked on and came to life

It is that hearty kind of holiday again. It is loved by some and loathed by others.Valentine’s Day. The cards, the candies, the flowers. All of this to say I love you? Oh, just tell the person and get it over with. Anyway. How did this whole thing start? Well. Valentine’s Day didn’t begin with

Last year, I wrote a book about a bonobo. It was called The Science of Understanding. When I researched the book, I discovered so much about the world of primates. Chimpanzees and bonobos are the most intelligent of the lot. Although many primates exhibit extraordinary intelligence on many different levels. Like Gorillas. One of those

Maps aren’t what they used to be. Trust me. Today’s maps have voices that tell us when to turn and when to turn around. They recite the miles. They let us know when we’ve gone off course. “Redirecting. Make the next legal U-turn.” It wasn’t like this at all back in the day. You see.

Science. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. I love science. But a lot of people hear the word, and they shirk, for many different reasons. Some think it is hard. Some don’t understand it at all. And still others call it false. Sadly. The truth is, science has always been a strange