In the late 1600’s and early 1700’s people began to come to this country in large numbers. The young men of Ireland, who climbed aboard merchant ships often became indentured servants. Their passage was anything but easy, and many died on the hundreds of voyages from scurvy, viruses or injury as the ships made their…

My friend gave me a book with the most incredible collection of photos taken through the lenses of the Hubble Telescope over the thirty years it has been orbiting Earth. Color enhanced images of gases, hard matter and debris from light years away cover the pages. One photo in particular reminds me of an embryo…

“Go the extra mile, it is never crowded.” -unknown- I saw this quote this morning that culminated much of my thinking this past four years or so when it comes to who we are as a nation and where we may be headed. We are not only lost politically, but emotionally, morally and ethically. As…

On this day 49 years ago a man working for my folks was standing by the radio in our rural general store listening intently through the static with furrowed brows. For whatever reason he drew my 14 year-old attention, maybe he waved me over, but for whatever reason I was drawn. I walked over there…