Today someone within my hearing jokingly asked, “What’s normal?” I interjected, “One standard deviation on either side of the mean and two if we want to be generous.” If one can still remember the bell curve and the means of central tendency one can have...
There are those who by not understanding think non-violence is weakness. They could not be more wrong. It is natural to hit back. It is instinctive. To turn the other cheek takes enormous strength. First, one must combat nature. Second, one must be brave enough...
My wife was first to spot it. There in the parking lot was a panel truck with the following message on the side, "Dent Redemption - We make it whole." Then in smaller font it said, "Paintless Dent Removal." Jesus touched the eyes of a blind...
Within a few feet of each other we have a nest of baby cardinals, a nest of baby robins and a nest full of phoebes. It is a wonderful time. The goldfinches are wearing their summer plumage and showing off to our yard wren, catbird...
I'm not sure if there was any of the original road surface left and yet it was paved. For over a half a mile we drove over patch upon patch upon patch. Actually I should reword that sentence and exchange the word "drove" with the...
It is not uncommon to find in old books small pieces of paper filled with nonsense scribbling. What fun it is to find such treasures. Many of us have them tucked away in our books. What precious reminders they are-- reminders of a four-year-old thrusting...
Mandy, the family’s precious black lab, bounded into the house and startled everyone with the sight of light coming out of her mouth. It was amazing. She had real light originating from her mouth. It was really spooky, but just as suddenly she dashed outside...
Humor brings laughter, lightness and joy into our daily lives. Often times it relieves a tense situation and puts people at ease. Whenever a new semester begins students who do not know me are often a bit defensive and fearful. A big smile and a...
In the midst of a torrential downpour I looked out the window and saw the most bedraggled looking bird at our feeder. It took me a moment to recognize that it was a male cardinal. He was so soaked you could barely identify what is...
And we thought the Hubble Telescope in orbit around the earth was the best. Think again. Ready for viewing deep space objects ten times sharper than what Hubble can do will be the Magellan Telescope, which will use seven 8.4-meter mirrors arranged into a pattern...