Funk’s First Observation
Andy Funk is an Emmy-award-winning broadcast engineer. His observation is 20/20 (or maybe 20/15), but now I want to know what his second observation is!
Quotation
Unanswered Questions
Feynman (1918–1988) was a Nobel-prize-winning theoretical physicist known for his work in quantum mechanics and the theory of quantum electrodynamics.
A Diller of a Time
She ought to know: she had six children (and outlived three of them).
She Has a Bone to Pick
Reba Nell McEntire (1955- ) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer.
More Than One Thing to Remember
It’s important to remember the fallen from that day. But it is perhaps more important to remember the lessons we have learned since.
I’m Afraid They’re Both Right
Tacitus was a senator and historian of the Roman Empire. Lovecraft was an American writer who achieved fame through his influential works of horror fiction.
The Ultimate Weapon
Col. Thomas Edward Lawrence (1888–1935) was a British archaeologist, military officer, diplomat, and writer renowned for his liaison role in the Arab Revolt during WWI.
Get a Read on This
Addison (1672–1719) was an English essayist, poet, playwright, and politician, and the co-founder of The Spectator magazine in 1711. Yep: they had magazines in 1711.
Plato Speaks
Think before you speak.
Orwell on Thinking
It’s Orwell Week (#3 of 3) George Orwell was a pen name for Eric Arthur Blair (1903–1950), an English novelist, essayist, journalist, and critic best known for the novella Animal Farm (1945), and Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949). Obviously, the term “Orwellian” – descriptive of totalitarian or authoritarian social practices – refers to his writing. He himself … See the Meme