In 1945, Jackie Robinson became the first black player allowed to play in Major League Baseball. Prior to that, non-white players were viewed as lesser competitors and relegated to playing in the Negro Leagues. Today, entry into Major League Baseball is fully merit-based and no regard is given to the color of of a player’s […]
Paul Konerko
Status: RETIRED HERO Paul Konerko is a White Sox legend. He played in Chicago for 16 of his 18 years in the MLB. Konerko was a consistent power-hitter who was selected as an All-Star six times and was the team captain for nine years. He led his team to win the 2005 World Series and […]
Eight Lessons from an Eight-Day Cruise Vacation
NOTE: This article was originally published on May 20, 2017, years before The Pandemic. I was cleaning up old posts on my blogs and thought I’d share this one again. Man, I really can’t wait to cruise and travel the world again! We went on a cruise! It was our fourth cruise. We’ve found that […]
Dream Sequence 3: Into the Storm
“Amagaeru is ready. Are you?” The oversized green frog sat in Tomo’s cupped hands, breathing rhythmically to the sound of the crashing waves. In the distance, dark clouds rolled and the churning sea roared.
How Children Sleep
Sleep is something we share in common with most other living creatures in the world. Every single person spends a third of their lives sleeping. This time of reduced reaction to external stimuli and altered state of mind is necessary to the body. During sleeping hours, the human body goes through a significant number of […]
Seeding Our Solar System with Life
Here’s a crazy idea. What if we went to each of the most habitable planets and moons in the solar system and dumped a load of organic soil, nutrients, bacteria, robust life forms, and seeds onto each planet or moon? Will that spur the development of life on the planets? Will life spread throughout the […]