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ADD and Blogging – Not Perfect Together!!

So my ADD and I have delayed writing anything today for about as long as I can. I was supposed to babysit Oliver today, but the icy road conditions this morning necessitated a change of plans, so I will be babysitting him tomorrow and Zoe on Wednesday, both for full …

Philip Levine – An American Poet Laureate Passes…

Philip Levine – (January 10, 1928 – February 14, 2015) Poet of America’s Middle Class…. When I created Finding Out! I envisioned it as kinda’ my Trivia Crack.Spin the wheel, or surf the Internet and explore things that fall into the main categories of Trivial Pursuit, the arts, science, …

The Bookwheel , what a way to read!!

The Bookwheel invented by Agostino Ramelli in 1588! As I started browsing through Wikipedia this morning I came across a contraption invented by Italian military engineer Agostino Ramelli the bookwheel!! It was the perfect invention for all of those like us, who back in 1588 loved to read more than one …

The Schultüte and Thoughts of Dresden

Schultüte – the traditional German School Cone Sometime last week my wife came across some of my old family pictures and gave them to me to put away One was a picture of my father’s mother Charlotte Frieda Meyer. In the picture she is holding a cone that is almost …

John Quincy Adams Elected by the US House of Representatives.

John Quincy Adams – elected by the US House of Representatives – February 9, 1825! On February 8th, I posted about the election of Richard Johnson as the ninth Vice President of th US, which occurred on that day in 1837. It is the only time that a Vice …

Morning Explorations: Jainism

One of my favorite all-time songs is Buffy Saint-Marie’s “The Universal Soldier”. I love both Donovan and Buffy’s version and well anyone else who sings this song. The song speaks the truth about religion and war. Here are the opening verses of the song. He’s five foot-two, and he’s six …

William G. Morgan – Inventor of Mintonette (volleyball)

William G Morgan (23 January 1870 – 27 December 1942) Inventor of Mintonette (aka Volleyball) On February 9, 1895 William G. Morgan a YMCA physical education director in Holyoke, Massachusetts unveiled his new game called Mintonette. Mintonette was designed by Morgan as an indoor game, that combined a little of …

Richard Johnson, the only US VP Elected by the Senate!

Richard Johnson (October 17, 1780 – November 19, 1850) Ninth Vice President of the United States So this morning as I was checking the events that occurred on February 8th, I saw that date in 1837, Richard Johnson …

Charlie Sifford the first Black Golfer on the PGA Tour.

Charlie Sifford (June 2, 1922 – February 3, 2015) So we all know about the great Jackie Robinson breaking color barrier in major league baseball. But do you know the name of the golfer who paved the way for Tiger Woods! I didn’t when I saw his name among …

The Promise of a Pencil – Adam Braun

The Promise of a Pencil:How an Ordinary Person Can Create Extraordinary Change Adam Braun A pencil a simple writing instrument that many of us couldn’t wait to leave behind and move on …

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