To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here What’s in a name? More than 150 years ago, when European surveyors were attempting to map the primary geological features on earth, they did their best to retain the names that locals had historically assigned to particular mountains, rivers, and valleys. The exception was an unusually high mountain in the Himalayas that… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here The two men in today’s picture both claimed to be world-famous film directors. One was telling the truth. The other was a con artist. Can you tell which is which? On the right is the late Stanley Kubrick, who in his 50-year career directed only 13 feature films. But some of them… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here If you’re squeamish thinking about bacteria, this might be a good place to stop reading. There are a lot of bacteria in the world. At least several million species exist. Most of them are still unnamed. By number and by mass, there are more of these one-celled organisms on our planet than any… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here The world of TV sports provides a window into a fascinating sociological phenomenon. The parents of younger American generations are going out of their way to give their kids distinctive names. We’re talking about Millennials (children born 1980-1994), Gen Z (1995-2012), and the newly dubbed Polars (2013-2029), who won’t be… Read more »
To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click here. In 1965, guitarist Stephen Stills noticed an ad in Variety magazine. A casting company for a new music-oriented TV show was seeking “four insane boys, ages 17-21.” Stills decided to audition. His music skills were excellent, but his misshapen teeth and ratty hair were not what the producers were looking for. He returned… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here..In J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings trilogy, the Dark Lord Sauron pours all of his power into a mere ring. When the ring is dissolved in the volcanic fires of Mt. Doom, Sauron’s seemingly invincible power vanishes, too. This was too much for one of Tolkien’s readers, a woman named Rhona Beare. Not… Read more »
