Quote of the Week
“People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision.”—John C. Maxwell
Under Their Feet
It was a simple enough initiative. Do some drilling into the rock underneath to study the feasibility of using geothermal energy to power a building. The building in question: The Denver Museum of Nature and Science. As you might guess, the scientists at the museum were interested in looking at the core samples to understand …
Ancient Automations
Popular culture seems to think the concept of robots began around the time of Isaac Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics, published in 1942. But a dive into the history of robots—loosely defined in this context as a machine capable of carrying out a pre-defined set of actions automatically—dates back hundreds of years before Asimov. A …
How Do You Spell That?
In 1964, the word supercalifragilisticexpialidocious entered popular culture, thanks to the 1964 movie Mary Poppins. Taking 34 letters to spell, some people may consider that to be the longest word in the English language. Those people would be wrong. The Merriam-Webster dictionary turned to its web presence to look at the longest English words in …
Can You Spare $125,000?
Since being sold for $9.5 million last year, Champions Point is now available to rent as a premium Airbnb destination in Highland Park, Illinois. The current owner, real estate investor John Cooper, decided to list the property as a rental while he figured out his long-term plan for the property. So why does this property …
Perfect Ending to Three Weeks of Hard Work
This past Sunday, the Tour de France wrapped up with the final stage of the race as the riders rolled into Paris and finished the race along the Champs-Élysées. Not surprising to cycling fans, 26-year-old Slovenian Tadej Pogačar won his fourth Tour de France. (He previously won in 2020, 2021 and 2024.) I watched replays …
Six Days a Week
Anyone familiar with the Chick-fil-A brand knows you can only get your fix for their signature sandwiches six days a week. Sorry, Mom, but you can’t celebrate Mother’s Day with waffle fries. But, in all fairness, neither can Dad on Father’s Day. That business model has been in effect since the company was founded in …
