An Ounce - For Your Consideration

This episode includes three very short stories.  One about a fish, a second about a screwdriver, and a third about coins and penny candy.

These subjects may seem random, and unrelated. However, each …

An Interview with Anne Jensen, the mother of 3, who has some great insights on teaching children with a short attention span important lessons about life.

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Ever been bothered by the emerging problems in society. You know, that latest stupid fad, the ridiculous clothes some choose to wear - or the way they wear them, or the behavior that was once conside…

Over two and a half centuries ago, when the early settlers had just begun building their lives in the wilds of Windham, Connecticut, a highly discordant event took place. It all started on a summer's…

George Spencer Millet was a young man with promise.  This blond-haired boy with ruddy cheeks turned the girls heads, even at the tender age of 15. 

George was a bright boy, a little quiet, but active …

There are a lot of reasonable things one might get angry about, even a little riled up – but, rioting over a straw hat? 

Sounds like this something that took place at a county fair someplace? Somewher…

 Have you ever watched one of those old Sci-Fi Movies? Like the one where the ants become gigantic because of nuclear radiation, or the one where aliens’ invade. Or how ‘bout this one – The Blob, wit…

 Have you ever heard the name Joseph Figlock? There is an amazing story to tell here, as he was a babe magnet like no other. 

Not even Giacomo Casanova can rival the remarkable story of Joseph Figlock…

 Sometimes there are things that occur in our world that just leave you – well – kind of flabbergasted. One of those happenings was the Great Kentucky Meat Shower of 1876. 

According to reports in the…

 Coincidence – Two or more random incidents happening in a manner that bring about a seemingly coordinated, or synchronized and connected result. 

Some folks say there are no coincidences. Nothing rea…

 What would you want to find in a new job? The perfect job? 

Great benefits? 

Flexible hours? 

Doing something that matters? 

A chance for growth and advancement? 

A positive and supportive corporate envi…

 On April 12, 1861, the first shots of the civil war were fired as confederate forces opened up on Fort Sumter, South Carolina. 

It was a battle without casualties. At least, at the moment that the Un…

 Have you ever heard a determined person say, “I’m gonna’ do it, or die trying”. 

I have. And I might have even said it a time or to. Gratefully, death didn’t actually need to be a part of the equatio…

 When I was about 7 or 8 years old my family used to have some fun traditions. One of which occurred with regularity on Thursday evenings. 

Mom would make homemade French fries from fresh cut potatoes…

 He was kind of an unusual guy. From his youth, folks noticed he was not the typical inner-city Jersey Boy. He was spontaneous and quirky, but at the same time thoughtful and kind. 

Two days after the…

 This is a rather strange tale from history, and the military industrial complex. A story that illustrates that when there is a will, there is a way, and sometimes that creates some rather odd result…

 During the opening days of British involvement in World War 2 there was a great threat in the seas. This threat was embodied by the German battleship – the Bismarck. The enormous and powerful 41,700…

 The World’s Olympic Games. An amazing showcase of athletic ability and sportsmanship. People can train for years to perform and compete for a few moments. Every event showcases the best of the best …

Back in the days before sanitary conditions and anesthesia were a thing, priorities in preforming surgery were valued a bit differently than they are today. One of the greatest priorities to improve …

 Here is a twisted tale of how pirates raiding a ship in the Caribbean in Sea caused hundreds of years of ongoing disorder in world trade. 

In the 1793 a man named Joseph Dombey was crossing the Atlan…