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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Learning to learn

Learning to learn

No one should be bored when sitting in a class. Especially if you want to learn. I've been studying about learning...

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The Upside of ADD

The Upside of ADD

It's the dreaded word--ADD--Attention Deficit Disorder. But there's an upside to ADD as published by the Wall Street...

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I Can Do it Myself

I Can Do it Myself

  I can do it myself. That's a favorite saying of a two year old.  And it is one of those milestones of growing...

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