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It is a well known fact that sheep follow each other.  They aren’t very smart animals.  They will follow each other off of a cliff if the one in front goes that way.  But sheep won’t necessarily...

Baby name books and other resources are quite common nowadays.  I remember pouring over names listed in a few of those books when our children were on the way.  You don’t need one of them of...

Lent is a time of self reflection.  At least, a lot of people say that it is.  But what does that really mean?  And what are we supposed to accomplish in doing it? Firstly, self reflection...

Have you ever built a campfire?  Have you sat around a fire pit?  If you did, and you were with other people, you probably told stories.  What is it about gathering around a fire that makes...

Have you ever stayed at an AirBnB or a VRBO?  I have, and my experience has been pretty positive.  There is something nice about getting a whole house to stay in rather than a hotel room (often...

One of my bucket list items is to go to Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania for the Groundhog Day celebration.  I think it would be fun to see the spectacle they put on around Phil, the groundhog that supposedly...

When was the last time you rented a car?  It wasn’t that long ago for me.  I generally have pretty good experiences when I rent but I know that isn’t true for everyone.  It always struck...

Winter weather has gone through much of the United States in the past week, including areas of the nation that don’t typically see a lot of ice and snow.  I went to some social media sites and found...

The most irrigated crop in the United States, by a large margin, is grass.  The space taken up by our grass is three times the size of that taken up by the second largest crop, corn.  The state...

These days it seems we can’t live without using GPS.  You remember what that is don’t you?  It’s the Global Positioning System, a system of satellites that our cars, computers, phones, etc. interface...