Fruitful Detours
When I read Fahrenheit 451 as a teenager, I never thought that I would witness something similar happening in the United States. It appears to me that there is a large group of people in the United States who are falling into the trap of attempting to avoid pain. They are doing this by attempting […]
I recently went to the Orchid Show at the Chicago Botanical Garden, and I was blown away by the beauty and variety of these flowers. Take a look, and I’ll share some other tidbits that I’ve found. There are over 25,000 different varieties of orchids. They are often found in wet tropical areas, and many […]
All roads lead here. Mine did too, recently. One of my nieces is studying international business here, so I went to visit. Rome is an overwhelming place. Everywhere you turn there is something lovely, or ancient, or full of calories. After spending a week here, I was able to scratch the surface and see some […]
I have struggled over the last several years to understand how some people can continue to believe different ideas that are so clearly false. The big one, that has been repeated over and over, is that the last presidential election was illegitimate, and that the wrong candidate was declared the winner. There have been lots […]