On this day in 1603, Queen Elizabeth I died after 44 years of rule. Elizabeth ascended the throne of England in 1559 after the death of her half-sister, Mary I. […]

On this day in 1964, the Beatles released their Can’t Buy Me Love album, the largest advance-selling record in history. Over 2 million customers pre-ordered the album, and the title […]

A few days ago – at the ungodly hour of 4:15 am – I woke up. It wasn’t to go to the bathroom, although at my age, you couldn’t be […]

One recent morning, my wife and I were put on “PaPa and Mimi” duty while my daughter ran some errands. Our granddaughter, Charlie, would not go down for her morning […]

Not too long ago, I attended a men’s weekend retreat. One of the leaders mentioned that, years earlier, he had chosen a “life verse” from the Bible that he memorized […]

A fitness instructor at my gym was at the grocery store the other day. Two people were ahead of her in line: a middle-aged man and a woman in her […]

  A few days ago, I strolled into my local grocery store to find a mother squatting down to talk to her tow-headed daughter. I’m guessing her little girl was around three […]

  It’s a new national sport to make fun of Justin Bieber and Miley Cyrus. Their wild antics have made them juicy targets, to be sure. Though I am not guiltless, I’ve become […]

  Last week was big news for discovery geeks. After being kept a secret for eight years, an ancient submarine forest is being explored about ten miles from the shores of Mobile, Alabama. […]