Today is the birthday of Marvin Lee Aday.If the name doesn’t sound familiar, it is for good reason.He was a professional rocker and singer. We knew him better as Meatloaf. Personally, I didn’t have much use for his music. It never appealed to me. Only the big hit, “Paradise By The Dashboard Lights,” was the […]

I am 5’6″ tall. Well, actually, I’m 5’6 and 1/2″ tall. I always used to be sure and include that extra 1/2″. I felt like I had to take all I could get, as I am the shortest person in my family. The youngest, too.Yes. My family is fairly tall. My dad was, and my

Snails. They can sleep for three years. Snails are among the few animals that can go into hibernation. They slip into a bit of a torpor. You see, on most days, their survival hugely relies on moisture. So when there aren’t any liquids to be had, a snail can sleep for as long as it

Ding Dong by Linda Stowe The sound of my doorbell always irritates me. There is something intrusive, almost demanding about the stark sound of the doorbell in the silence of my day. I don’t mind a knock on the door. That sound has a humble quality, a request for my time. But that doorbell. It

Well. The world is full of people. More than half are women. A teeny bit more. Some are poor. Some are rich. We are always hearing about the richest men on the planet. Like Elon Musk. And Jeff Bezos. But what about the female side of things? Well, here they are. The top five richest

I love simple machines. My dear dad taught me about simple machines when I was very young. He showed me examples. Like the crowbar. Or the wheelbarrow. The part I am mostly thinking about is the fulcrum. I’m not sure why the word popped into my mind, but it has. A fulcrum refers to the

I’ll be brief today. But I want you to know this. Scared krill. But first. Think about the last time you were at the zoo. Or maybe even a circus. Do you remember standing near an elephant? Well. They are incredible creatures, for one. So big. If it was an African bush elephant, it probably

The year was 1944. The place was Hartford, Connecticut.America was smack dab in the middle of World War II, and people here in the United States sometimes needed to escape from the hardships the war was causing all throughout the country. Sometimes, they’d grab a drink a the local bar. Or take in a Saturday