165th Edition Science Projects and Slippery Slopes I recently decided to make my backyard a science exhibit for my grandchildren. Phase one involved identifying all forty-nine trees we have in our backyard. I discovered twelve different kinds, including: white oak, American beech,
164th Edition Ben Hogan and our body of work I’m envisioning two books about a particular historical event. The first one concentrates on everything that went wrong and the second focuses on everything that went right. Obviously, these stories would be very
163rd Edition Lessons from my dad I recently finished a wonderful novel by Robert Dugoni called, “The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell.” In his novel, one of the characters had a line that especially resonated with me. “There comes a time in
162nd Edition The Separation of Church and State The First Amendment states that Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; The point here is for the government to be completely unbiased and uninvolved
161st Edition Bias, Prejudice, and Double Standards At the end of a recent NCAA Women’s Basketball Final Four semifinal game, the losing coach complained about a double standard. Essentially, he felt that if he talked to the officials the same way
160th Edition Encouragement In the past three years this is only my second blog about encouragement. The first was in October 2024 after Hurricane Helene. I wrote about the amazing response from people all over our country who came to help those
159th Edition Enemies I’ve been giving a lot of thought lately to our enemies. Probably not the healthiest thing to do, but I’m past the point of no return. My first thought was to recall that someone suggested we might try to
158th Edition License plates I’ve never ordered a vanity license plate, but I think some of them are really cool. My two favorites were both on red sports cars. One was a corvette and the tag said, “Was His.” Clever. The
157th Edition WWLS – What Would Lincoln Say? Abraham Lincoln had a curious habit of writing letters, which he then never signed nor sent. Why? For Lincoln it was a therapeutic way to vent his anger and frustration without causing irreparable
156th Edition WWHD – What Would Hemingway Do? It seems that every time some celebrity or politician talks about their childhood, they credit the extraordinary work ethic of a parent or grandparent that helped them climb the ladder of success. It