What the ocean does for your head
You may love to go to the beach, but it isn’t so much what you do there as what it does to you. The beach boosts mood. That may sound a little obvious…
Category: Seasonal
Give that mower a new lease on life
If your lawn mower is a few years old and not running as it did when it was new, don’t give up on it yet. The average life span of a mower in the U.S. is…
Quote: Dad debates
Dad debates “In debates, our father’s word on a topic was dispositive…He loved expounding on matters, and, given his broad erudition, we considered him…
Will automation shake up food and beverage industry?
When you think of automation, your mind’s eye might first envision manufacturing plants with robots whirling about, assembling the many gizmos that make…
How Disney built Marvel into a multibillion-dollar culture
Summer is here and blockbusters are back on the silver screen. Many of the biggest movies so far have been Marvel flicks. You can bet that they’ll…
Brick-by-brick: How LEGO solved financial struggles
Luke Skywalker ignites his lightsaber, a faint blue against a dark, alien Cloud City. But look closer and it’s not silver screen Luke but instead, a LEGO…
Total lunar eclipse coming May 15 and 16, 2022
May is a great month for stargazing, especially on the 15th when most of North and South America will enjoy the spectacle of a full lunar eclipse. A lunar…
May’s full moon called Flower Moon
Native Americans have enchanting names for the full moons of each month and the May moon is no exception. Various early sources, including colonial and…
Cinco de Mayo: A great day for a party, mainly in the U.S.
You might be surprised to know that Cinco de Mayo, a holiday that has increasingly caught the imaginations of Americans, is not often celebrated…
President Carter first president born in a hospital
In the early 20th century, babies were mainly born at home. Jimmy Carter was the first president born in a hospital. His mother, Lillian G. Carter, worked…