Miscellaneous

Is it time to do away with this measure that was introduced during war time?

Have you thought about getting a library card? A lot has changed since the days before the internet. Libraries of today offer so much more besides books to read. However, if you are looking for just books to read, then having a library card is also for you!

Flamingos are fabulous—they are so beautiful and they have some very interesting behaviors, for example, their elaborate courtship dance.

Why are zombies so popular? What are the origins of zombie mythology, and how does interest in zombies relate to psychology, philosophy, and morality. Lastly, could there be a real zombie apocalypse?

Musings on the dawning of the Age of Aquarius

Ways contemporary artists and/or designers challenge the ways that we define and categorize humans

This non-fiction story of the self-destruction of Braniff International Airlines takes the reader into corporate boardrooms behind the scenes of managerial and policy decisions that doomed the vibrant, pace-setting major carrier after fifty years of flying.

Could the Ouija Board, long believed to be a portal to the other side, have a more rational and valuable use to us? Here, I propose an experiment that anyone who owns a board can try out.

Toilet paper is something we use every day, but how much do you know about it? You might be surprised at just how many fun facts there are to learn about it. See how many of these you already knew!

In 1982, Derek Walcott admitted that he sexually harassed a student. After becoming president-elect, Barack Obama considered allowing this admitted predator to serve as his Inaugural Poet.

A jack o'lantern is a carved and lighted Halloween pumpkin. It's also a name for the mysterious light that appears near the surface of a wetland.

Placer gold hunters usually follow the age old gold prospecting rules by digging in waterways. Here, I share places that have yielded me gold that may not be so well known. Enjoy and good hunting!!

Are there atheists in the pulpit? More than you think. Some stay, some leave, some try to change what it means to believe, some start atheist churches. How will this affect religion?

Science is in agreement that smoking is very harmful to your health. But science didn’t always think so. This article looks back in time when some scientists thought smoking was harmless and actually promoted it.

A review of the highly-regarded book “The Girl Behind The Wall,” which provides a glimpse into what it was like to grow up behind the Iron Curtain in East Germany. Antje Arnold captures her perception of what life was like growing up in communist East Germany during the 1970s and 1980s.

Through the eyes of world-famous big cat trainer and animal lover Alexander Lacey, here is a look at what it's like to work with lions and tigers.