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Isn’t it funny how you don’t notice things that are very obvious to others, simply because you have grown used to them?  Here is an example from my life. I used to live in a house with a borrowed...

Walt Disney once said “The trick of making things move on film is what got to me.”  He was talking about his fascination with animation.  Disney was 18 when he first saw an ad for a position...

There are lots of things in history that have happened that we would call ironic.  A great example of this is gunpowder.  It was discovered/created by Chinese alchemists.  They were looking...

“There is no such thing as a stupid question.”   You have probably heard that before right?  I remember hearing it a lot from teachers in school.  But is that really true?  Are there...

“What do you want for your birthday?” How many times have you heard this?  And what do you say in response?  The answer probably depends on your age.  I think the older we get the more...

Let’s talk about the weather.  Why not?  Everyone does.  It is hard to meet very many people in any given day when the subject of the weather doesn’t come up.  People like to talk about...

Ready for a big question?  Try this one on for size.   What defines you? I told you it was a big one. Think about it for a minute.  What kinds of things would you say that would let...

Here’s a huge understatement:  Babies are cute.  There’s just something about seeing a tiny person that makes most of us smile.  I am sure someone has studied this in great detail. ...

People fight over the silliest things.   I remember once in college when I was an usher for a concert.  It was my first time ushering but I quickly got the hang of it.  You just looked...

When my son was in elementary school I made it a habit to visit him at lunch often.  There is nothing like sitting on too-small stools at a long table with a bunch of grade school kids.  You...