I used to be more directionally challenged than I am today. I account this to some personal shortcomings or, perhaps, character defects, which occurred for some 30 years of my life. Regardless, those went away, and my sense of direction improved greatly. I can now tell my left from my right with little interference from […]

The good old upgrade. We all know it in some form or another. Maybe we’ve flown the friendly skies a lot in our lives and piled up the frequent flier miles. At some point, we may have turned those in for the upgrade to First Class. Or perhaps we’d been driving around that old Pinto

This is Lou. And this is Lou’s pile of toys. Every morning, while I’m eating my breakfast, he goes into the bedroom, where his toys are kept in two separate bins. He selects mostly the same toys every day, and one by one, brings them to this spot for the morning meeting. I’m not sure

It has long been said that history has a way of repeating itself. Perhaps, we should put that hypothesis to good use. I’m thinking of the fires out west. On this date, in the year 971, the English Saint Swithun was reburied inside Winchester Cathedral. This was against his wishes, which I am presuming he

Let’s face it. Some great ideas work out, and others simply fizzle out. Today seems to be the day for many of those great ideas which came through with flying colors. At least, the ones that pleased the patent office and that wowed the crowds. The things of those inventive minds have come in many

The billionaires are going to space. The news stories are endless, and frankly, I’m getting a little tired of seeing all the free advertising for Branson’s Virgin Galactica. However, the truth of the matter is, any “Joe” can be an astronaut now. Well, if that Joe has loads of money and connections. But, Branson, Bezos,

For those of you who are polygamists, today is the day for you. Yes, it was on this date, July 12, 1843, when the Mormon leader Joseph Smith said God allows polygamy. Now, I always think it is pretty neat when God talks to people directly. Normally, it is the other way around. A lot

We still have a long way to go when it comes to equality here in America, and most everyplace else, for that matter. But, when I hear a story such as this one, I am thankful to be alive at this time in history, rather than in centuries past. The story I will mention today