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Daylight Savings Time
Many people outside the US find this hard to believe, but twice every year, most Americans--some 300 million people--all change their clocks! In November, we move our clocks BACK one hour. In March, we move our clocks FORWARD one hour. Since November is in the fall...
Paul Harvey: “And that’s the REST of the story!”
Growing up, I loved listening to the radio. With today's technology, radio now almost sounds like stone-age know-how, but the AM and FM sound waves opened up new worlds to me as a young listener in Virginia. During many summers I sat by the road with my little red...
Biographical Sketch
For most people, a "sketch" is a painting or kind of artwork. In writing, a "biographical sketch" is like trying to paint a "picture" of a person, but not with paint, but with words. A biographical sketch can discuss a person's... birth & childhood, geographic...
What does the Bible say about money?
What does OUR CULTURE say about money? Money makes you happy. The more money you have, the happier you’ll be. You can never have enough or be satisfied. John D. Rockefeller (1839-1937), at the peak of his wealth, owned about 1% of the US economy. When asked “How much...
Spring 2018 to Taiwan and Mainland China
During May and June 2018, Deborah and I traveled to Hsinchu and PIngtung, Taiwan and Guilin, Shenzhen, Nanjing, Hohhot, and Beijing in Mainland China to visit students and their parents. It was an amazing trip. Read all about it here! Since 2010, based in the friendly...
Norman Rockwell
In the fall of 2019, I told my students about Norman Rockwell (1894-1978), a prolific American artist whose career spanned some fifty years. Among his more famous works are "Four Freedoms," based off a speech that President Franklin Roosevelt gave in January...
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