Today is the day from 1941 that President Franklin D. Roosevelt said would “live in infamy.”  It’s the day Pearl Harbor was attacked during WWII.  Months before, the United States had been trying to negotiate with Japan.  This attack signaled the end of negotiations and thrust the United States into the war. FDR went on… Read More »

Admittedly, today’s devotional is not for those who have a weak stomach.  If you do, may I suggest that you skip today’s and start back up tomorrow?  I’m not trying to discourage you from reading the devotional and I promise my intro has a Biblical point.  But it is a rather gross point to make.… Read More »

Do you like a good mystery?  Here is one that has been around since Christopher Columbus.  It involves a 500,000 square foot region where many lives have been lost.  Conspiracy theorists claim aliens, time warps, reverse gravity fields, and monsters.  The area is infamously known as the Bermuda Triangle with boundaries going from Miami, Puerto… Read More »

Who is the most famous person in the world?  This question was posed by Alia Hoyt, contributing writer to How Stuff Works.  A poll from 2009 addressed this same question and found that achieving even a basic level of fame where people would recognize your name is “1 in 62,986. This is just a little… Read More »

Since this is December, my guess is that you are reading this while sitting inside, comfortably cuddled up in a chair, perhaps sipping on a cup of hot chocolate or coffee.  Do me a favor and look up.  What do you see?  The ceiling.  But, what’s above that?  The attic and rafters.  Look farther and… Read More »

History.com has a fascinating story that they call a legend because it cannot be corroborated.  The story was passed down 247 years ago and still captures the imaginations of historians, heroes, and heroines alike.  It’s the story of nurse Lydia Darragh. “During the occupation of Philadelphia, British General William Howe stationed his headquarters across the… Read More »

An apple a day will keep the doctor away may not be an accurate axiom, but it has been shown that an apple a day can help reduce high blood pressure, lower cholesterol, and help you live longer.  That’s good to know since today is National Eat A Red Apple Day. With over 7,500 varieties… Read More »

“Most of this firm’s 70,000 seasonal white-collar employees work only four months a year.” The correct answer is “What is H&R Block?”  With this correct answer and a $4,401, Nancy Zerg defeated Ken Jennings’ 74-game winning streak on Jeopardy!  Jennings incorrect answer was “What is FedEx?” Jennings shouldn’t feel bad.  He left his winning streak… Read More »

When someone says “Thank you,” the customary and polite response is, “You’re Welcome!”  That only makes sense, right?  So, it would seem entirely appropriate that the day after “Thanksgiving” is “You’re Welcome-giving.”  At least, that’s how it seemed to Ann Arbor, Michigan holiday creator, Richard Ankli.  He is also the creator of Sourest Day and the… Read More »

July 28, 1987 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Thanksgiving Day is one of our most beloved holidays, an occasion set aside by Americans from earliest times to thank our Maker prayerfully and humbly for the blessings and the care He bestows on us and on our beautiful, bountiful land. Through… Read More »