Quote of the Week
“We don’t focus on life. We live the life we focus on.”—Tony Robbins
Summertime Fun
Summer is the time of year when most people enjoy being outside and soaking up the sunshine. Whether it’s a backyard cookout, a trip to the lake, or working on a tan, there is no shortage of activities to do while the kids are out of school. As times have changed, so have the summer …
Allez! Allez! Allez!
Today is the 18th of 23 stages of the world-famous Tour de France. Cyclists will race 106.565 miles (171.5 km) on the mountain stage from Vif to Courchevel Col de la Loze. The race organizers anticipate that the stage will take just about five hours to complete. For the cycling community, this is THE race …
The Debate Over Punctuation
In 2013, the late Amy Bleuel founded Project Semicolon ten years after her father’s suicide. The non-profit organization advocates for mental health awareness. Bleuel chose the semicolon for the organization because, as punctuation, it represents a continuation of thought. In essence, a semicolon is used in print when an author could have ended a thought …
Up, Up, and Away!
In the 1960s, children across the United States gathered around the family television to watch Saturday morning cartoons. One of those cartoons was Underdog. Much like other superheroes, Underdog lived a nondescript life until he needed to transform into his alter-ego to save the day. I was reminded of that cartoon when I came across …
Quote of the Week
“Human beings can do amazing things when they know their reasons ‘why’.”—Joseph McClendon III
Everything You Wanted to Know About Coffee
Sometimes you just come across an item and have to say, “OK, this is cool! That’s how I felt when I stumbled across The Story of Coffee presented by Google Arts & Culture. Created as a partnership between the Erasmus Huis in Jakarta and the Hortus Botanicus in Amsterdam, this interactive online exhibit is amazing. …
Open for Business
About two weeks ago, astronomers welcomed a new tool into their arsenal for studying the cosmos: the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile. The observatory houses the world’s largest digital camera, which photographs the sky every 40 seconds. According to the observatory’s website, the camera is the size of an SUV and captures images at …
