Smile

Smile

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereHarvey Ross Ball’s most famous artistic creation took just 10 minutes to complete, and it earned him a mere $45.But it’s been worth a billion smiles.In 1963, Ball, a freelance artist guiding his own...
VDPs Very Draining People

VDPs Very Draining People

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereAs recently as 1971, astronomers wondered if there really was such a thing as a “black hole.”That was the colloquial name given to an ultra-dense mass predicted by Einstein’s general relativity equations....
A Dandy Assignment

A Dandy Assignment

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereDandelion season is once again upon us.There’s a lot to love about these ubiquitous “weeds,” which grow in abundance on every continent, including Antarctica.They’re beautiful. Their very name (from dent de...
The Best Things in Life

The Best Things in Life

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereJournalists are running out of words to describe the cataclysmic wildfires that have devastated Los Angeles and surrounding communities.Apocalyptic. Unimaginable. Catastrophic. Heartbreaking....
Twinkies with Friends

Twinkies with Friends

To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click here. For 237 dark, desperate days, Americans lived in junk food limbo.  On November 21, 2012, Hostess – having filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection – ceased production of all its iconic snack...