“What a way to run a railroad”. This was often said derisively when a train got off schedule and ran late. In the old days, trains were famous for running right on time, punctual that is! Today some people seem to lose all sense of time. They meander, they wander, they seem to ...
Mimosa Pudica. Before you think you are at the wrong address or have the wrong number, let me tell you (if you do not already know) what that term means. It is a green plant, and it’s distinctive characteristic is that when touched, it immediately droops and folds its leaves. It is ...
“Liberty means responsibility—That is why most men dread it.” G.B.Shaw. Is this true? Do we naturally shy away from being responsible? In a New York Times survey which listed a long series of values, people were asked to rate them; things like, “how valuable is good ...
Parents often say to the children, “You try my patience”. Shakespeare has Henry IV saying, “You tread upon my patience.” Everyone seems to agree that patience is a great virtue, and is often in short supply. We can go way back to Chaucer, 1343-1400, and he says, ...
The opposite of orderliness is confusion. And what an uncertain mess this can produce! In a book written by Doug Lansky called Signspotting.com, he tells of taking pictures of odd signs. Like, "A white highway sign in PA that says, 'Entrance only/do not enter.'" Or, "another in PA ...
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