Recently I told a friend that any number minus any number is less than the original number (x – y = < x). That as a teacher he didn’t understand this simple equation, told me that he didn’t want to. What did he not want to understand? I told him there was wide-spread support for […]
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When we took a trip to Kemah, with our daughter and grandchildren, I reserved a mini-van from a nearby rental company. I knew there was plenty of room in the van we selected, because I had rented the same model on many occasions. I try to plan our trips to avoid problems along the way
While in the Air Force, assigned to John Hay Air Station, Philippines, I was in charge of a huge tree planting project. Everyone was asked to join in and I encouraged my engineering section to do their part saying “There is no more unselfish act than planting a tree.” No, I’m not a “tree hugger”
With all that’s happening in this country there is a temptation to lash out. It wouldn’t be hard to find objects of my wrath; they are all over the news. If I didn’t love them, I could vent my anger and tell them they are all going to hell, but that would hurt me more
It was shortly after New Years (2020), our economy was booming, and the year ahead looked good. We heard a new strain of the flu was spreading across China, but that always seems to happen to them. The Chinese suppressed the media and said they had it under control. Things didn’t go as planned and
