I’m sitting here looking at the current issue of Popular Mechanics. The cover “grab your attention headline” is 20 Bold Ideas that will change the world; quake proof buildings, cheap solar power, finding water on the moon, curing cancer with laser, cars that drive themselves. ...
I received a telephone call today from an office that said I owed them money. When I told the lady I had sent the check I sounded like the old “the check is in the mail” story. But I had and I could tell her...
One of the very first sets of books I ever read was Bedtime Stories by Uncle Arthur Maxwell; five books filled with character building stories for little people. When I was learning to read my father sold those books door to door. Well, that was...
I witnessed a tiny piece of history today. I heard a lot of banging in my workspace which is in the basement of our college library. I found students carrying microfiche machines to the dumpster. It is the end of an era. For decades we...
Today was a sleepy day in New England. It rained most of the day and the temp never went above the mid fifties. As hard as I tried I couldn’t keep my students awake. They settled into their chairs and within a few minutes their...
In one of the texts I use in my Philosophy of Education class there is the following sentence. “As a means of intellectual training, the Bible is more effective than any other book, or all other books combined.” Last week I mentioned Will Durant’s list...
It’s October and it’s time to get the firewood in the garage. Today has been a beautiful day of sawing, splitting and stacking. I really enjoy it. There is something primal about putting up wood for winter. While it is not nearly as efficient as...
One of my favorite books when I was a boy was Secret of the Cave by Uncle Arthur Maxwell. It was about some boys who used a cave as a base from which they secretly did good deeds for their community. I used to fantasize...
I have friends who are completely enamored with Romans 1 through 8. And I have to agree with them that it is the finest theological treatise ever written. Perhaps it’s because I teach some of the psychology classes at our little college that I think...
We were waiting for a green light in two lanes that merged into one on the other side of the intersection. Since it is on my way to school often I am stopped there. After the light turns green people usually perform as taught in...