There was a time, not so long ago, that books constituted one of our main sources of knowledge and information. A book series that was popular in my pre-teens went under the general title of “Teach Yourself”. Books in the series included ‘Teach Yourself French’, ‘Teach Yourself Algebra’, ‘Teach Yourself
Continue readingSome of us have very little musical ability and even less musical knowledge. For us, the intricacies of composing a piece of counterpoint music passes us by altogether, although we might appreciate to some measure the result of the beautiful blending of two or more melodies into one harmonious entity.
Continue readingThe land of a mountain farm is often split between fertile fields around the homestead itself and open rugged terrain at higher elevations. It is often an on-going farming challenge to maintain the uppermost fields adjacent to the open mountainside in a condition suitable for cultivation because of the continual
Continue readingListening to the radio early one morning I was surprised to learn that many people regard the most influential invention of the last century to be the credit card. Surprised, I listened more attentively as a social scientist asserted to my bemusement that this was indeed a worthy choice because
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