The problem is that after being on one “time” for eight months, we are thrust into a different one, making us all time travelers whether we like it or not.
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Labor Day – Honoring All Kinds of Work
We never know the story of that person we see performing his or her job, but we should appreciate it nonetheless as a contribution to society.
Read More »The Ice Bucket Challenge Should Dry Up
So while the Ice Bucket Challenge is a great idea, we need more people doing what Charlie Sheen has done (that is without question one sentence I never thought I would ever write).
Read More »Rappers, Congressmen, Comedians Gather at Conference of Climate Change Skeptics
The Heartland Institute sponsored the 9th International Conference on Climate Change.
Read More »Seven Prison Survival Secrets
By internalizing and abiding by these principles, a new inmate will save a lot of strife and possibly violence, and even transform potential hard time to easy time.
Read More »Comparisons Make Everything Look Smaller
When we compare ourselves to others, the tendency to seek out their faults leads us to examine our own, and we end up doubly dissatisfied.
Read More »Insects as Food – Raw, Cooked or Dipped in Chocolate?
Insects are free, high in protein and, when you think about it, no weirder nutritionally than oysters, eels, frog’s legs, blowfish, pig’s trotters, sheep’s eyes, or blood sausage.
Read More »12th Annual Orchid Show at the NY Botanical Gardens
The 12th Annual Orchid Show is an explosion of color, music and fun at the New York Botanical Gardens, with a smattering of learning thrown in for good measure.
Read More »Discovering Shovel Talk – Old Fashioned Social Networking
You cannot shovel with your cell phone in one hand. That is impossible. You can, however, hold a conversation with your neighbor .
Read More »Residential Solar Panels Becoming an Affordable, Eco-smart Option for Homeowners
Solar panels are still pricey, but costs are coming down, and after a "payback period" of 10 years homeowners are almost guaranteed free electricity for the next 20.
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