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ANDY PITZER: “Look Mom! No iPhone!”

A very interesting visually recorded interview showed up on my feed the other night. In 1966, several British adolescents were interviewed about their vision of the future (circa year...

FRED FIRST: There And Back Again

RECAP: I would be able to visit southwest Virginia again–home for almost 40 years, and...

SCOT BELLAVIA: Am I Proud to Be an American?

How proud are you to be an American? I posted that question on Facebook a few...

BOB BROWN: “Portraits of the Human Person”

On the night of June 21, 2025, President Donald Trump said all seven B2 Bombers...

BECKY MAUPIN: The After Bedtime Search

Picture this: You manage to get everyone fed and the dinner aftermath cleaned up. Then...

A few More From The ER Diary

There was a muscular young man who presented to the ER following an auto accident. He was not injured. One look at him,...

Real Numbers, Real Problems and Real Leadership

Greece, a nation of about 10.75 million people is a microcosm of many countries in today’s world, including The United States. In February...

The Day I Fed The Pigs

 Children with their limited experience sometimes find their good intentions create unexpected results. One of the most unpleasant memories of my childhood was...

Thinking Soda? Think Again!

Liquid calories are the ones most of us never consider but the ones that may contribute to major health problems. According to their...

Women In War

I just watched The History Channel, “Women in War”, focusing on the Civil War. For an hour I watched the exploits of black...

Ask the Nature Lady -Winter Birds

One fall day as I was eating lunch at the kitchen table and looking out the sliding glass doors, two birds came zooming in...