We are what we eat – aren’t we?
Some say we are what we eat and that what we eat these days is killing us.
The woman who turned nickels into dollars
Most of us are quite familiar with banks and the banking system.
The story of ‘The little Valentine’ may age, but it’s still always very sweet
Happy birthday to you! This is your 84rd birthday, little Valentine!
When I touched the hem of the emperor, James Salter
In the late 1990s, a time that seems ancient, I touched the emperor’s hem.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Seeing light and colors in nature
We’ve all seen a green leaf, a red rose or a rainbow. Well … not really. Actually, colors don’t exist in nature. When we’re not looking, a leaf isn’t green, a rose isn’t red; they’re just blank. And a rainbow isn’t in the sky. Photons, those tiny electromagnetic objects, bring all of the information to our retinas, which is then relayed to the occipital lobe of our brain where all colors...
Remembering the man they called ‘Mr. Freeze’
We all love good food. Whether it’s cold or frozen in transport, we expect our food to be safe and healthy to eat.