Fleshing out things for Popular Paradigms Magazine. A preview of sorts.
Napoleon Hill had written a sequel of sorts to his world changing Think and Grow Rich. It was written in 1938 but not published in his lifetime. It is titled Outwitting the Devil. It has been published for the 21st …
The ringing of a bell is a signal. “The bells… I can hear the bells!” -Quasimodo “Whenever a bell rings, an angel gets its wings!” – Zuzu Bailey Yes, a play on words. Yes, the quotes are from fictional characters. …
I received a surprise package a few days ago. These were shrink wrapped on a piece of cardboard and placed in a box with a note. The note told me of a person who collected matchbooks from all over during …
2018 is over today… As part of my annual New Year celebration, I watched a few episodes of The Twilight Zone. One that stood out was “Four O’Clock” which is episode 94 (season 3, number 29) because it reminded me …
On Christmas Eve we went to see the new Mary Poppins Returns movie. I was a bit leery going into this, being a fan of the original which set the bar pretty high. But, I opened my mind and tried …
Today I am writing about the Magi. Magi is the plural form of Magus. So, we know there are more than one who arrived to visit Jesus after he was born, traditionally there were three. This word is also the …
Incarnation is something we all have done, right? If to be incarnate simply means to be “in the flesh”, or donning the mortal coil, we are all in that camp. So, Jesus being born is nothing special (aside from that …
Today and for the next four days we will take a look at aspects of the Christ Mass, commonly known as Christmas, the time Christians celebrate the Birth of Christ. (Of course, Jesus wasn’t really born on December 25th… but …
One thing we learn from movies, robots are taking our jobs. I have spent my career in Manufacturing and have worked with robot. They don’t complain, they just do what they are told. They do this without taking breaks, and …
This is a well known illustration of compound interest, with a twist. Imagine taking a job for 30 days. You are given an opportunity to work with one, if not, the richest person in the world. There is a catch. …
That old example about doubling a penny for 30 days Read more »