Category: BigDangDeal

Most people like to eat. Most. We all need to do it, certainly. But one can experience tremendous pleasure while eating. Conversely, it could go completely the wrong way. Because of this, good people try to help other good people

Our language sure is something. I read an article yesterday that English is taking over as the common language of the world. Lucky for us Americans. If it were Mandarin, we’d all have some serious learning to do. But here

Who doesn’t like a good walrus? I mean, what is there not to like? But me, I sort of have a soft spot for the walrus. A special place for them. When I was born, I looked like a cross

Albert Einstein once said. A lot of things. He was a smart guy. But today, I’m thinking of this. Albert. Go. “I never think of the future – it comes soon enough.” Here is the thing about Al. He did

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference. Today, all I am writing about is a personal question. I am drawing on the

Here’s the thing you might not know about Rosalind Franklin. She was a great-big-smarty-pants. Well, you might know this. (There are some pretty smarty-pants people who read this thing.) But a lot of people don’t know her at all. Today

We’ve got a plastic problem. The past few weeks, the footage I keep seeing on the news, makes me caustic. There are waves and waves of trash, rolling through the oceans and onto the lands. Holy Heavens. When will we

There is a swirl. We are in it. Our human minds. Mine sure can clip right along, from one thought to the next. I might be thinking about fixing a chicken salad sandwich, and then 15 minutes later, I find

  The Walmart Greeter wasn’t there today. This. This single thing gives me pause. It makes me begin to question, everything. Paranoid delusion? Perhaps. On the other hand, it may be keen and acute awareness. Why, just the handful of

Our good planet. It is filled with amazing things. Wonderful things. Dangerous things. The scope is wide and far. We share this big blue ball with 7.3 billion other people. Right off the bat, THAT puts a lot of flavor