“The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of… Read More »

If you remember the movie Cinderella, the evil stepmother and queen would look at the mirror and say, “Magic mirror in my hand, who is the fairest in the land?”  The response the mirror would give was, “My Queen, you are the fairest in the land.”  Through the years, the phrase morphed a bit.  “Mirror,… Read More »

During the 1800s, many Methodists carried the torch of evangelism, preaching the Gospel, and seeing thousands converted to Christ.  In many of the large city churches, though, there was an obvious favoritism towards the well-to-do and a disdain for the disadvantaged.  Thankfully, there were those who took an interest in the impoverished. A Mr. and… Read More »

At least three events call for a celebration today and they all revolve around the same entity:  the USPS. The Postage Stamp.  If you like to collect and study stamps, you are involved in philately.  Today, all philatelically leaning individuals are cheering because this is National U.S. Postage Stamp Day.  On this day in 1847,… Read More »

If we ask someone a straight question, we obviously want someone to give us a straight answer, right?  However, there is a bit of verbal maneuvering that instead of beating around the bush, it gives us neither the truth nor a lie.  In court, someone might say that they are “pleading the fifth,” refusing to… Read More »

As I write today’s devotional, it is Saturday, June 7th.  We are just two days away from finishing our first camping outing, one of the many “work” camping trips we take where we are still 100% “on duty/on call” for everything but our “home address” is just at a camp site.  This week has been… Read More »

Throughout this month, we have endured the bombardment of National Pride Month, organized in 1970 to commemorate the Stonewall riots on this day in 1969, beginning at 1:20 a.m.  Stonewall Inn, one of the few gay bars in NYC, was raided by police due to them serving liquor without a license and selling to underage… Read More »

As you get ready for the weekend and some outdoor activities, maybe you have a checklist of items to bring.  Large blanket?  Check.  Beach umbrella?  Check.  Iced tea?  Check.  Sunscreen?  Check.  Wide brimmed hat?  Check?  Have we got it all?  Nope!  One necessary item is missing from the checklist.  Our sunglasses. Today is National Sunglasses… Read More »

Today is the celebration and/or anniversary of something that is seen everywhere but, by now, is often ignored.  The story begins in 1949 when Norman Joseph Woodland was at the beach.  A stroke of inspiration hit him as he was drawing the proverbial lines in the sand.  Drawing from the concept of Morse Code’s dots… Read More »

Hats off to President Ronald Reagan and Congress’s Joint Resolution 178 which established today as National Catfish Day in 1987.  Being a country man, Reagan must have enjoyed some time fishing and would have caught a few catfish in his day.  If you fish, you know that there’s nothing quite like hooking one of these… Read More »