Month: July 2019

Charley Hooper is a disabled person that cannot speak, walk or see anything beyond light and dark and perhaps the shadowy shape of a face held inches away.  As she grew bigger, her parents feared she would eventually become too heavy to take anywhere. So they came up with a radical solution. The New Zealand couple gave their daughter hormones… Read more →

Technology changes daily. This is true of all technology such as smartphones, tv’s, tablets, cars and laptops. New technology comes and goes so rapidly and is often replaced by faster, smaller, more efficient and more powerful development. I remember corded phones, 8 track tapes, and cassette tapes from analog to digital. However, the problem with technology is that the latest… Read more →

For a hundred years, a mural of Christ held a prominent place on a wall in the Sanctuary of Mercy Church in Borja, Spain. But in August of 2012, Cecilia Gimenez, an 80-year-old church member, took it upon herself to touch up the painting. After decades of moisture buildup, the painting had started to deteriorate, and the colors had started… Read more →

In 1726, at the age of 20, Benjamin Franklin created a system to develop his character. In his autobiography, Franklin listed his thirteen virtues by which he sought to better himself. Temperance. Eat not to dullness; drink not to elevation. Silence. Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid trifling conversation. Order. Let all your things have their places;… Read more →

We enjoy tremendous freedom.  We can order double cheeseburgers, large fries and a DIET coke.   We are able to leave cars worth thousands of dollars in the driveway and fill garage with excess.  We use our cell phone to screen calls and have call waiting so we won’t miss a call from someone we didn’t want to talk to in… Read more →