by Norma Thatcher | Jul 16, 2019 | Interesting information, Thought provoking
I firmly believe God has a sense of humor. Because why else would he have created one in human beings? (Well, in most of us, anyhow.) So here’s one of my favorite religious-related jokes. In a quick search, I can’t find it online so no attribution is given. It was...
by Norma Thatcher | Jul 6, 2019 | Interesting information
Tomorrow is the 63rd anniversary of the first day Dick Clark hosted a local television show in Philadelphia called Bandstand. The clean-cut 26-year-old had been a college radio disc jockey at Syracuse University, and in 1951 he landed a job in Philadelphia at an ABC...
by Norma Thatcher | Jun 29, 2019 | Interesting information
I recently checked out a library book on the brain titled (appropriately enough) The Human Brain Book by Rita Carter, Susan Aldridge, Martyn Page, and Steve Parker. The subtitle identifies the book as “an illustrated guide to its (the brain’s) structure, function, and...
by Norma Thatcher | Jun 22, 2019 | Healthy Living, Interesting information, Thought provoking
Until I saw the tiny blurb in a magazine at the doctor’s office, I had never heard of Avicii. If you’re over 35 and have never been in a dance club, chances are the name is unfamiliar to you as well. But I’ll bet most of my readers would recognize the 2013 hit So Wake...
by Norma Thatcher | Jun 4, 2019 | Interesting information, Thought provoking
Daniel Pink, one of my favorite non-fiction authors, was interviewed on an episode of Cool Tools. If you’re not familiar with the podcast, the formula is simple: the founders interview famous people and ask them to talk about four “somethings” that the person likes...
by Norma Thatcher | May 28, 2019 | Interesting information
I’ve mentioned before how I continue to be amazed when a vague subject crosses my path (literally, visually, or electronically) several instances in a short span of time. It happened again today—three events within a ten-hour timespan. The subject is SO vague, you may...