A Tale of Two Kales

Sometime in June, I was at the garden center with my kids and since things were discounted ½ off, asked them what we should get.  We got flowers for mom and a 4 pack of kale for 75 cents, which isn’t a huge gamble, even if you don’t like kale.  We planted two in...

Was That Necessary?

This past week, I noticed the seat belt in my 240k mile work car wasn’t working as it should and I got frustrated not being able to get it to release so that I could get enough strap to buckle in.  I finally decided to take it apart and see what was the issue, but...

Flawless

In baseball, a perfect game is one in which no batters reach any of the bases either by hits or walks or any other means.  In the whole history of over 200k games played, there have been only 23 perfect games, so it is unusual.  Even in those perfect games, there were...

Timing

Did anyone ever tell you that you were not living up to your full potential?  Maybe in High School, you got by without putting a lot of effort into some classes, or maybe you put more effort into sports or other activities than you did some other things.  We all have...

Teachers

Did you have a favorite teacher when you were in school?  Maybe it was an elementary school teacher who really cared about you, or a high school coach or teacher that taught in a way that made the subject seem fun.  I actually liked most of the teachers in different...