OK, achievement hunter. Tell me about your big ideas, dreams, and plans. Or are you an achievement hunter with lots of awards and trophies? Maybe you can speak three languages, program computers, and engineer bridges. Or maybe you make sure people know you for your: philosophical meanderings, cataclysmic discoveries, geographical conquests, sharp ear for nuance, acute awareness of your surroundings, world-changing inventions, modern machinery, … Read the rest…
Category Archives: Funderbolts
If you’re an adult (or at least resemble one in physical size and stature) you probably already know we live on a very watery planet. In fact, by most estimates, Earth is about 70% covered in water. That’s almost three-fourths! And that means only about one fourth of the planet is made of something you can walk around on. Unless you’re Jesus who can … Read the rest…
Don’t tell me it’s too soon to talk about special gift wrapping. Because I’m not talking about Christmas presents or anything else to do with Q4 (even though Q4 is less than 110 hours away, as I write this). OK, this probably isn’t for you. But you probably know somebody who could use what I’m gonna share right now. First, this is about your … Read the rest…
Live your life with thanksgiving, you turkey (more on that in a bit). And don’t just “get through” each day by moaning and groaning. There’s a humongous canyon between living your life and just slogging through. To live it requires thoughts, joy, and action. So, “to live” shouldn’t be a passive experience. Because that results in letting life happen to you rather than thinking … Read the rest…
Because those traits are important, Paul wrote to Christians in Corinth and said: “For our boasting is this: the testimony of our conscience that we conducted ourselves in the world in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom but by the grace of God, and more abundantly toward you.” And that’s how I like it, too. Simplicity and sincerity. I know those aren’t … Read the rest…
Scientists, working on the genetic code in humans, found out there are two sets of chromosomes. The X set. And the Y set. That sets the stage for chromosome mapping. In a male, both an X and a Y chromosome are present. So, guys have an XY configuration. In a female, there are two X chromosomes. So, girls have an XX configuration. The X … Read the rest…
Did you know the month of August was named after Augustus Caesar (or Caesar Augustus if you prefer) and was lengthened to 31 days by Julius Caesar? And did you know that Caesar never ate a Caesar salad because it wasn’t invented until 1924? Well…with that information and a smartphone, you can connect to the internet and even make long distance calls. ha! Caesar … Read the rest…