by Morning Reflections | Feb 16, 2022 | Uncategorized
If you scan the horizon of professional sports in America, it’s impossible to miss the African American superstars. Who’s the greatest basketball player of all time? The current contenders are Michael Jordan and LeBron James, but MJ himself believes no one...
by Morning Reflections | Feb 15, 2022 | Uncategorized
During the Golden Age of fossil hunting in the 19th century, almost all of the discoveries in the field were made by amateurs. Most of them were well-educated, upper-class males.But the greatest amateur fossil hunter of all time was quite possibly an...
by Morning Reflections | Feb 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
What could be more appropriate on Valentine’s Day than a kiss?That could be understood in several different ways, of course. It’s a given that millions of people will be enjoying at least one Hershey’s Kiss today. Those 23-calorie guilty pleasures have been...
by Morning Reflections | Feb 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
In July 1982, 33-year-old Larry Walters of Long Beach, California, pulled off one of the craziest stunts in aviation history.As a child Larry had longed to fly. But poor eyesight disqualified him from pilot training. Then he got an idea.Walters attached 45...
by Morning Reflections | Feb 10, 2022 | Uncategorized
Wonderful things can happen at the most surprising moments. Even when studying for the SAT. In the fall of 2007, John Breen, a computer programmer, was helping his son Ben prepare for his upcoming Scholastic Aptitude Test. The two sat at the kitchen...
