An article on yourdiy.com really caught my attention.  It listed the deadliest animals in each state.  These animals either caused the deaths or were somehow related to the deaths of many individuals.  Would you be surprised to learn that in eight of our 50 states, man’s best friend isn’t?  In AL, AZ, MI, NH, NY,… Read More »

Today sings the praises of an unsung hero that is typically vilified and cast in a demeaning light.  It’s the school cafeteria lunch lady. Think about your typical television depictions.  Hair net.  Overweight.  Large hairy mole on the face.  Teeth missing or in a state of decay.  Scowling.  Slinging scoops of something on those fashionable… Read More »

Today is an interesting National Day Calendar celebration as well as an historical day.  It all began in 1759 and we have the Presbyterians to thank. The orphaned and widowed are an unenviable subculture that have been with us for a very long time.  The Lord first addressed this group in Exodus 22:22 with a simple… Read More »

Imagine going to work today and your boss said, “Effective immediately, wages will be nearly doubled, and the work week shortened.”  Would you be thrilled with the news?  If you weren’t working for that company, do you suppose you would try to get hired at a place like that? This is exactly what happened at… Read More »

Dr. Rick is the fictional self-help coach on the Progressive Insurance commercials who tries to help a group of people avoid “parentamorphosis,” morphing into their parents as they get older.  I can hear his counsel about today’s celebration.  On this day in 1993, the World Wide Web was launched into the public domain. Twenty-one years… Read More »

Originally, it was called the “Automatic Continuous Clothing Closure” and a patent was sought by Elias Howe, Jr. in 1851.  Once the patent was obtained, the inventor did nothing with it.  Then, a similar invention came on the scene courtesy of Whitcomb Judson in 1893 and was called Clasp Locker.  The viability of this product… Read More »

There is no sacrifice in true sacrifice.  That paradoxical statement might make us scratch our heads a bit.  However, David Livingstone, who was a bit of a paradox himself, helps us understand the truth of the opening statement. At the age of 15, Livingstone left the Church of Scotland over the issue of Calvinism and… Read More »

There’s no doubt that the English language has its challenges.  However, it’s not as difficult as it might seem.  According to Rosetta Stone, there are over 7,000 different languages spoken in the world.  To help assess the difficulty of the languages, the Foreign Service Institute of the State Department has divided all the languages into… Read More »

I met a man, Stan. His nature is Afghani. Yes! Afghani-stan. ——— World is vast and wide. So much out there to explore. Right now, let’s eat lunch. ——— The rule for today. Touch my tail, I shred your hand. New rule tomorrow. These are just a few examples of a haiku.  “A Haiku is… Read More »

The space shuttle Discovery launched on this day in 1990.  While we probably remember little about this day or even the event, the mere mention of the cargo aboard Discovery causes us to remember clearly the significance of the mission.  Discovery was carrying something that weighed 24,490 pounds, cost $1.5 billion, and it was going… Read More »