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...
by Morning Reflections | Feb 9, 2022 | Uncategorized
Every week seems to be a heartrending week.If you watch your local news, the First Awful Story is almost always about a murder, a shooting, a child abduction, a housefire, a missing person, or a rape. Then come the Covid metrics. The virus at the center of...
by Morning Reflections | Feb 8, 2022 | Uncategorized
A large, high-tech icebreaker departed Cape Town, South Africa three days ago. It then headed south, battling rough seas on its way to the only land mass south of South Africa: Antarctica. The mission of the Endurance22 Expedition is to locate the wreckage...
by Morning Reflections | Feb 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
It’s known as the “greatest 45 minutes in sports history.”In May 1935, at the annual Big Ten track meet at Ann Arbor, Michigan, an extraordinary athlete named Jesse Owens set three world records and tied a fourth in less than one hour.Owens, who represented Ohio State...
