In 1893, upon reading a French newspaper obituary for his brother, Swedish arms manufacturer, chemist, inventor of modern smokeless gun-powder, and the inventor of Dynamite, Alfred Nobel, seeing himself labeled as “The Merchant of death”, was a bit concerned about how he might be viewed through the lens of posterity. Like many wealthy industrial barons…

I’ve never won a Nobel Prize. I’ve never won any prize, come to think of it, except a banjo contest, once, in the late 70’s. Winning a local banjo contest and being a Nobel Laureate in Economics are hardly the same. I am thankful for that. Playing a banjo requires considerably more skill than being…

I love to speculate about things I wonder about. I also love to wonder about things I speculate about. The two things are different, sharing some similarities, but ultimately the roots of wonder run much deeper than speculation. I have a penchant for speculation as all humans do when we don’t have all the facts,…

Neil Armstrong quietly passed away on August 25. The news media has been sort of quiet about it, in my opinion, though maybe not in Neil’s. Like everyone else who had a TV, I was riveted to it in July of 1969 watching Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong take the first steps on the moon.…

The election is certainly heating up, and along with it the campaign rhetoric. It is getting tiresome to me. So may half-truths are being thrown about by both sides, and add to that the acerbic, invective half-truths paid for by those taking full advantage of the Citizens United decision and we are destined to have…

Take a good look! The woman shown at left is (the former Dr.) Meera Sachdeva, an oncologist who operated the Rose Cancer Center in Summit, Mississippi. She was charged with unsafe medical practices (using dirty needles for IV infusions, diluting chemotherapy agents given to the patients who trusted her with their lives, and bilking Medicaid,…

A recurring theme for this blog has been the search for the real truth . . . that compete one which is objective and immutable. It is very elusive. Until we find it, we are forced to use such truth as we have in our possession, which may be partial, relative, and the one provided…

A life-long close friend had this to say in response to my blog post covering THE PRESENT TRUTH, by Martin Murphy. while I may not share your beliefs and philosophies on religion, I applaud the extent of your research, though this seems very complicated. Three words suffice; Respect, Love and Kindness. “This is my simple…

THE PRESENT TRUTH, Martin Murphy, Theocentric Publishing Group, 1069 Main Street, Chipley, FL 32428  http://www.theocentricpublishing.com My friend, Martin Murphy, has just released this new book. I managed to obtain a copy, and though I have said before and still maintain that I am not and will not be a book reviewer, I will relate to…

I first ate at a Chick-Fil-A (CFA) when one opened in my hometown of Meridian, Mississippi, I suppose, about 25 years ago. I thought their sandwiches were delicious . . . at least, delicious as far as a chicken sandwich can go. I ate there a few times, enjoyed it every time, but did not…