Learning Articles

How bugs, war, and Ben Franklin’s joke led to Daylight Saving Time

Once again it's "Spring forward one hour" until we can "fall back one hour" in the Fall. When your government makes a law, no matter how it's justified, it sticks, like taxes.  And this one was updated not too long ago (just like taxes), so we have more weeks of the...

What is this Baby Gift called Frankincense?

I've always liked to mix up potions and collect herbs. One year, back in the 1980's I bought some frankincense for Christmas. I was teaching my kids about the tradition of the three wise men and their gift of frankincense to Jesus. (I just listened to a new book by...

Spring Equinox for Me, Fall DownUnder

What is the Spring Equinox? It all depends on where you live. Perspective is everything. What you see is based on where you are. Today, it's sunny where I'm sitting. Of course, if you saw where my sister lives, it looks like winter. If you live in the northern...

Getting Gold Pure

I lived in gold country -- the mother lode where gold was first discovered in California. I've learned something about gold and I've visited a couple of gold mines -- in fact, one of them -- the Sutter Gold Mine,  no longer gives underground tours because they've...
Getting Gold Pure

Getting Gold Pure

I lived in gold country -- the mother lode where gold was first discovered in California. I've learned something about...

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Tuck me in meaning

Tuck me in meaning

When I was young, my parents would “tuck me into bed.” As any parent knows, kids hate to go to bed at night — in fact;...

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Get Outdoors Often

Get Outdoors Often

Time to get outdoors. You know, out of the house, the office, the workspace, the doors. It's a little thing with big...

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Serpentinite Rocks

Serpentinite Rocks

I found a peaceful part of the world when I went rockhounding in an old mining claim in northern California. It's an...

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