An Ounce - For Your Consideration

Does the world really need more platypode - or platypuses - or whatever?

To answer my own rhetorical question. Maybe. But not without a second thought and some consideration.

Think before you speak. Co…

Setting goals is a great way to improve and grow. The beginning of a new year is a traditional time to evaluate our lives - to see where we have been, where we are, and where we are going. 

The new ye…

This episode is the final one for the third season, and for 2021. 

I get the privilege of sharing an interview with an extraordinary person, Kelli Charlton. She explores with us the concept of the 3 C…

Christmas is full of tradition, symbolism, and mythology. There are rituals handed down over generations, and new customs begin with family and friends.

One of the more ancient traditions is the, some…

I’ve got a story for you about the life of one of the most well-known characters in entertainment history. This story will highlight some of the lesser-known facts about him. See if you can guess who…

Idioms – defined as a phrase or group of words the represent a figurative, non-literal meaning attached to the phrase -or- an expression that cannot be understood from the meanings of its separate wo…

As the wind blew, the bright-colored kite sailed aloft. A lone patch of color dancing in contrast to a gray fall ocean sky.

A child in a warm coat and cap, with bright red cheeks, smiled has looked sk…

Pride – Arrogance – Conceit.

We can pretty quickly see these things in others. And, most of the time it’s annoying as heck. We often however can be completed clueless that we are just like those we di…

Who really wants to have to deal with challenges? They can so uncomfortable as to be painful, they may be so difficult that they seem impossible to bear, so definite that dreams can be crushed and ho…

The human tendency to see want we want to see is an innate condition. One that perhaps keeps us happy, by blinding us from what we don’t want to know – or just simplifying life by ignoring what we de…

Every home has the potential to have some extra uninvited guests. I am speaking of pests, bugs, or critters, and the like. But there are some things you can do about it. This episode is all about how…

There have been some amazing things done in the name of science. Some, that today, seem absolutely ridiculous. Some seemed like a great idea - at the time. Some that actually proven to be great ideas…

Got a story about 2 sisters who aren’t that well known, but probably ought to be. 

Let’s take a moment to set the stage…

It was not until the mid to later part of the 20th century that most folks were …

The secret life of a spy. Anonymously watching an enemy, quietly passing information, dodging detection, living heroically, stoically, and quietly - and staying under the radar.

Well, most spies are p…

Here is a story that shows how completely different people are in the way they interpret what they witness – In how they comprehend what they see.

Every person experience’s life differently. There are…

Have you ever meet someone who thinks they know it all? I have, and I can tell you those people really annoy people like me who really do know it all…. OK

Everybody knows something – and if you speak …

Rod Allen shares the story of miracles in his life. How, along with the support and love of neighbors, he and his wife were able to face the potential loss of the 18-month-old son.

Rod talks about the…

You may not have heard of Violet Jessop – But, you should have. She is one of the luckiest – (or, depending on how you look at it perhaps unluckiest) – people who have ever lived. Her life was hit, u…

This episode begins with a story about a dreaded monster named contempt. And, how in spite of a wise wizard's message that the monster is a liar, the people reject the wizard and choose to keep the m…

Vizzini (as played Wallace Shawn), a character from the classic film “The Princess Bride” famously said …

“Haha! You Fool, you fell victim to one of the classic blunders! The most famous of which is, …