An Ounce - For Your Consideration

A surprising story including horrific challenges and an unexpected twist.

This story begins in Dutch town during world war 2 not long after the Germans invaded 

Corrie ten Boom had become a well-respec…

You never know how people are going to react in times that are dramatic or shocking. Media and Movies show us expectations that seem legitimate, however, reality can be a bit different. When dramatic…

This 'Bonus Episode' is a telling of a personal experience. Kirtley Freckleton relates her own story about how she created a vision for herself with a half-sized posterboard and a picture of a prince…

This famous story is incomplete...

'Listen, my children, and you shall hear

Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere,

On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-five…

...Hang a lantern aloft in the belfry arch

Of …

Jim was a tall lanky young man, well-liked by everyone who knew him. Ever since he could remember he wanted to fly. In his younger years, he spent endless hours in the basement of the family home wor…

We live in a restless world. Everyone moving so fast, working, carting the kids around, keeping appointments, earning, building, growing. Finding a way to move ahead, and get maybe get rich.

Here’s a …

There is no doubt that showing off and having fun can be a thrill. And, sometimes there no reason not to. 

But, Just because you can do something, doesn’t mean you should. 

Listen to a fun story about …

When he was born his mom and dad could immediately see he was different. Life for their son would be harder than it was for other boys. They may have mourned for him a little, and wondered what kinds…

Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States of America. He led the nation through the perilous civil war and was re-elected to a second term. 

Today, he is one of the most admired and …

Here’s the story of one seriously surprised mayor of Argonia,  Kansas. Elected mayor and the candidate didn’t even know their name was on the ballot.

In 1887, the rules for elections did not require t…

On October 8th, 1871 the Great Chicago fire took place. The blaze started sometime that evening on the cities southwest side. The area of origin was in or near a barn owned by Patrick and Catherin O’…

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You need to try this (truly) simple recipe for some super good 'sink-your-teeth-into-it -crusty-yumm…

Back in the early 1980s, I began training as a firefighter. A training session on searching buildings taught me a great life lesson. The scenario put two firefighters together to search a home and fi…

This world has been blessed with some amazing talents. People who have had an incredible genius for science, leadership, and the arts – who have changed the trajectory of our world. Names like Einste…

You think you know people, and then, you learn stuff about them that changes everything. Be careful about what you choose to believe. That character you might label a cad might be a hero. That hero y…

In 1937 Napoleon Hill published “Think and Grow Rich”, which includes the story we’ll cover in this episode. Napoleon Hill’s book, and his thesis, were groundbreaking at the time – and became a found…

The purpose of this quick podcast is to separate fact from fiction and to give some useful prevention technics to avoid infection.

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Our story this time is a surprising one about a man who in some ways a very unlikely hero. Wiley had a dream. He wanted to fly. in 1930, when Wiley was about 32 years old he finally owned his first p…

This episode covers how to deal with and prevent emergencies related to locking yourself out of your car or home. Jeremy, the owner of Zippy Locks, is interviewed about relatively inexpensive prevent…

This time we’ve got an amazing story about a repeat competitor in the Boston marathon with an almost 40-year uninterrupted streak of participation. His name is Rick. But this man is unique because of…