by Morning Reflections | Nov 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
What the world needs now is hope. That’s not as catchy a song title as Burt Bacharach’s What the World Needs Now is Love. And the Beatles never wrote a rock anthem titled All You Need is Hope. But we live in a dream-shattering, hope-crushing...
by Morning Reflections | Nov 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
Dihydrogen monoxide is one of the world’s deadliest killers.Since the early 1980s a group of dedicated citizens has done its utmost to keep DHMO (also known as hydrogen hydroxide or hydric acid) in the public eye.DHMO can be lethal if inhaled. It’s been found in...
by Morning Reflections | Nov 19, 2020 | Uncategorized
One of the most terrifying pieces of Civil War field artillery was notoriously inaccurate.The eight-inch mortar, for all intents and purposes, was a stubby, sawed-off cannon. It fired an eight-inch-diameter explosive shell – approximately the size and shape of a...
by Morning Reflections | Nov 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
Top-drawer actors are famous for commitment to their craft.In 1952, Debbie Reynolds was cast as the female lead in the musical Singin’ in the Rain, where she would star alongside Gene Kelly and Donald O’Connor, two of the greatest dancers in the world.For Reynolds,...
by Morning Reflections | Nov 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
For 43 years, Ken and Barbie were the perfect polyurethane couple. Sure, four decades is a mind-numbingly long time to go steady. But everybody assumed that Ken would ultimately get his act together and pop the question. Then suddenly, in 2004,...
by Morning Reflections | Nov 16, 2020 | Uncategorized
World religions are renowned for their sacred spaces and holy places.Buddhists reverence special mountains, pagodas, and commemorative stone monuments. Hindus cherish the River Ganges, which is honored as a goddess. Pilgrims journey to the Ganges to bathe...
