Have you ever heard of TED Talks? They’re these videotaped events where fascinating people speak on a number of topics – especially Technology, Entertainment, and Design (which is where we get the T-E-D for TED). In 2013 Dr. John van Wyhe from the National University of Singapore and director of Darwin Online gave a TED…
At the close of the 20th century, A & E’s Biography created a list of the 100 most influential people of the 2nd millennium. Number one on the list was Gutenberg, who invented the printing press. Second was the father of modern science, physicist Sir Isaac Newton. Third was the reformer Martin Luther. And number…
My dad passed away September 1 at the age of 91. I have been dealing with a number of issues since then, and haven’t taken the time to write about it until now. Dad and I had our share of issues that kept us from bonding very well. He was gone a lot when I…
Due to his recent comments about Morning Joe’s hosts Joe Scarborough and Mike Brzezinski and his tweet of a younger Donald Trump taking down a CNN icon atop the body of a younger WWF president Vince McMahon, many people on the left, in the media, and in congress are calling for President Trump’s removal from…
Over the past few months there’s been an internet-fueled fascination with the murder of DNC staffer Seth Rich, with conspiracy theories galore that point the finger at the DNC and the Hillary Clinton campaign, who theoretically snuffed Rich for leaking thousands of emails to WikiLeaks to expose their corrupt operation that rigged the Democrat primaries…
They say you shouldn’t talk about politics or religion in polite company. The reason for this is simple. These two subjects often inflame passions, and can quickly turn a friendly conversation into an unfriendly one. As a way of promoting peace and civility, we usually politely avoid these contentious issues in social settings. As a…
