Culture

One Big Thing and Three Small Things

The big thing today is Easter.  Jesus rose from the dead.  Everything is small in comparison. Last night at dinner, my son Nate said, "Hey, the last episode…
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Noah’s Universe

My son Noah (15) loves Astronomy.  Here is his first blog a post about the universe on his friend EJ's website. He wants to be an Astrophysicist like his…
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I was there for the madness

At 9:30 yesterday (March 22) I received the email.  I had just finish reading the Bible and praying.  Was there a connection? The email said two tickets were…
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White Smoke: Pope Francis I

The Catholic Church selected the new Pope, Francis I.  He's the first non-European pope.  He's from Argentina (but his parents are Italian).  Pre-pope name: Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio. I…
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MLK and the death of King David’s son

Google comes through again.  How could anyone prefer Bing, when Google is so much cooler. How have you celebrated MLK day?  I went to work because I don't get…
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The Declaration of Dependence

My favorite memory of celebrating the 4th of July was 36 years ago.  If you're good with math you might have figured out that was the US Bicentenial. …
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The Curse of the Smart Phone

In my post on Monday, I argued that smart phones were dumb, and dumb phones were smart.  The same day I lost my dumb cell phone. It's now been…
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