It was 35 years ago this week that an iron ore tanker called the Edmund Fitzgerald went down in the icy waters of Lake Superior. All hands were lost. This tragedy was instantly devastating for the shipping community and the families involved, but the story didn’t come to national prominence until the following year (1976), [...]

I read this verse a couple of days ago: Prov 20: 5 Though good advice lies deep within the heart, a person with understanding will draw it out. And it got me thinking. Good advice lies deep within a person’s heart. If you have understanding, you’ll draw it out. You have to draw it out. [...]

Now that the summer’s over, I made myself a promise that this year I would read more and watch less movies and TV. I love books. Like, I REALLY love books. Especially old ones. I have entire shelves full of amazing stories by Jules Verne and Charles Dickens and James Fennimore Cooper and Arthur Conan [...]

So I was strolling through Times Square not too long ago when I happened across the Times Square Visitor Center. My initial though was that this might be a good place to encounter a less-than-repulsive bathroom to use. And I was correct. But there was also a LOT more to check out.