Give Pumpkins a Chance

Of course this goes for all sorts of other ingredients, too. I’m just working on a pumpkin cookbook and I’m finding people that say they don’t like pumpkin, but seem to love my non-pumpkin pie experiments.

Of course this goes for all sorts of other ingredients, too. I’m just working on a pumpkin cookbook and I’m finding people that say they don’t like pumpkin, but seem to love my non-pumpkin pie experiments.
I read this story about how tadpoles become frogs and I love using it as an metaphor for how we should look at obstacles in our lives. I recently included this story in a speech I gave at the Toastmasters club and thought I’d share it with you.
I wanted to have the novel take place in someplace that could be real, so I researched how towns might be named. I eventually chose Liniste Sat, which means quiet village in Romanian. This is a great name because it evokes the feel of a real Romanian name, while having an underlying meaning of what…
Our second night in Madrid, a street band played outside our window in the Puerto del Sol. The quartet featured Peruvian flutes and played classics such a “Dust in the Wind,” “The Sound of Silence” and Abba’s “Chiciquita.” I stepped out onto the balcony and, for a while, watched the people dancing and laughing to…
In the most recent issue of Penn State’s Research magazine, which I receive because I’m a member of the National Association of Science Writers, there was a little article that caught my eye. It was titled “High school biology teachers reluctant to endorse evolution in class.” I find this concept somewhat shocking. According to the…
A couple of years ago, I started reading books about the Catholic faith during Lent. You can read my previous posts from 2018 and 2019, if you wish. Normally, I only read three books during those 40 days, but because I started early … and have decided not to stop, I go through four this…
I had an interesting dream last night. I dreamed I was working for a computer company that had a big office building with very few people working in it. Some of my friends from past jobs worked there. I was only there temporarily but, was doing my best work for them. One day, I go…