by sworel | Nov 20, 2022 | 2022, Musings
When I was 6 or so years of age, my father got transferred to Hawaii (yea, Navy!). My brother was two going on three and he was a mover and a shaker. He never sat still, always on the go. Our mode of transportation was a special cruise ship for military families. It...
by sworel | Nov 13, 2022 | 2022, Musings
I read a good modern “fable” this week. A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the...
by sworel | Nov 6, 2022 | 2022, Musings
I am fascinated about how things get named. Here’s one good example. Apparently during the 15th century, English hunters were given the job to assign names to groups of animals. Those names were quite whimsical. A group of parrots were called...
by sworel | Oct 30, 2022 | 2022, Musings
About the time of the Korean War, George Lerner designed a new toy for American kids. This new toy was very inexpensive and utilized a real potato for the body. It came with several small plastic pieces that would enhance the “potato doll.” There was a mouth, a nose,...
by sworel | Oct 23, 2022 | 2022, Musings
Here is some sad news to start your day with. According to the Council on Foreign Relations Global Conflict Tracker, right now, there are some 27 worldwide conflicts raging. These wars may be a state of armed conflict between different countries or groups. They may...
by sworel | Oct 16, 2022 | 2022, Musings
I recently read an article about how some modern Jewish people honor the Sabbath. This particular article was focused on how people can “work around” some of those laws. For example, there is a Shabbat rule that does not allow the turning on or off of anything that...
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