I ran across a list showing the most popular toys of each year from 1950 to 2010. It’s from Mental Floss. Here’s the link: https://www.mentalfloss.com/fun/toys/most-popular-toy-year-born You will need to copy and paste that into a browser. I’ve discovered that the direct links I’ve provided in past posts are breaking at an alarming rate. I blame this on a few things. Link rot has been a constant for decades. People and organizations change their websites or…
This is the second installment in the short blog series, Cleanup on Aisle 47, which is meant to present ideas on rebuilding and strengthening U.S. democracy. Reclaiming Our Democratic Values Before launching into specific ideas for improving U.S. democracy, we need to figure out where we are going, which requires reexamining and reclaiming our democratic values. What does it mean to be an American? What are we trying to accomplish for the country and the…
Hubby and I watched the fifth movie in the Indiana Jones series last weekend. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny was released in 2023, so we’re only a few years behind. A forewarning … if you haven’t seen the movie, there are spoilers in this article. I noticed right away that the plot is super simple. There’s the background setup, where a younger Indiana and his archaeologist friend Basil Shaw manage to get half…