by sworel | Jan 4, 2010 | 2010, featured, Musings
I recently read some interesting stories about taking baths. In times gone by, the family tub would be filled with hot water. The man of the house had the privilege of immersing himself first in the nice clean water. Then came the rest of the boys in the house. The...
by sworel | Dec 28, 2009 | 2009, featured, Musings
I am told that the celebration of New Years is the oldest of all holidays. It supposedly goes back to 4000 B.C. and ancient Babylon. And apparently the tradition of making New Year’s resolutions goes back to 153 B.C. when the head of the mythical king of Rome,...
by sworel | Dec 15, 2009 | 2009, featured, Musings
A casual reader of the scriptures might think that the “wise men” (the Magi) first appear in our bibles in the account of the birth of Jesus. Truth is, some 600 years before the birth of Jesus, the prophet Daniel came to be known as the chief of the magi...
by sworel | Nov 30, 2009 | 2009, featured, Musings
I am a sports nut. And for most of my life, I have giggled at an often repeated sports cliché that says, “winning isn’t everything, but it is way ahead of whatever is in second place.” When I played sports in high school (volleyball, basketball,...
by sworel | Nov 24, 2009 | 2009, featured, Musings
There is a funny commercial on the radio that leads into their message by quoting a dumb state or city law. I found them so intriguing that I looked up a web site of a whole bunch of other silly laws that are either outdated or just plan dumb. Let me share a few with...
by sworel | Nov 17, 2009 | 2009, featured, Musings
During my first year of college I was involved in a first class food fight. I am certainly not proud of such immature, irresponsible behavior, but I can’t tell you that it wasn’t fun! If I remember correctly, it was lunch time and they were serving...
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