Thanksgiving. Thank you to everyone who extended Thanksgiving greetings. This week is a special reminder of the blessing of life for me. Last year we were late getting the Christmas decorations displayed. This year we have them up before December 1. Jeny reminded me –the last time we had them Read more…
Mayflower. Historians believe an early thanksgiving celebration was held in St Augustine Florida, and another in Virginia. Most people trace the start of American Thanksgiving to a celebration held in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1621. 102 Pilgrims set sail from England on the Mayflower September 1620 and in December they arrived Read more…
I am taking a break from worries about COVID, politics and social justice for this week. After read a hard to believe story about the sale of one pigeon I decided to share a little tale from my life. Cousins. As a child I was close to my first cousins. Read more…
A very rough description of the Experimental Method is the attempt to hold extraneous variables constant so the independent variable of interest is the one that changes. If the outcome changes the scientist infers the variable of interest is the cause. In laboratory research, control of variables is much easier Read more…
I am writing today’s blog before election day results are complete. With all of the boarding up of businesses, gun purchases, and National Guard alerts, I join many others in praying for peace. I tried to think of something happy and good to write about in the middle of all Read more…
Scary Times: COVID, Hurricane Zeta, and Halloween are scary times indeed, but the divisions in our country are the most frightening to me. By this time next week, the election will be drawing to a close. No matter who wins I expect the extremes to act with violence and consequently Read more…
I have very thoughtful readers. I thank those who took the time to respond to both the hunger issue and the social justice issue. The responses were intelligent and respectful. COINCIDENCE alert: Last Thursday as my blog on hunger was being posted to you, Jeny and I sat down to Read more…
Expenditures reflect priorities. I did some research for a poem. I want to share what I found because some of it surprised me. This is a busy time of the year for sports — World Series, the NBA, WNBA playoffs, the Stanley Cup college football, volleyball and other college sports; Read more…
Praise for teachers: When our oldest son Scott was in the second grade, I attended a Parent’s Day class at Fairview Elementary in Normal, Illinois. I clearly remember my first thought was — this is chaos!! I also remember thinking—I could never teach elementary school children. After a few minutes, Read more…
Anniversary: Early October is always a tough week for us. October 2, 2001, as our nation was coping with 9/11, I received a call from our son-in law, Shawn. Our daughter Dawn was killed when a trash truck ran a stop sign and hit her on her way to work. Read more…