Regular readers of this Journal know that, many years ago, I did my Masters thesis on creativity. And that my favorite definition of creativity is “looking one one thing and seeing another.”

With that in mind, I think someone was pretty creative to come up with this new use for an old CD spindle. [more...]

If you’re old enough to remember trying to build things with Lincoln Logs as a child, then you also remember that it was impossible to build anything but log cabins out of them.

As I got older, I discovered that LEGO blocks gave me the freedom to engineer all types of buildings — as long as they [more...]

Anyone who has read some of my articles in this web site’s Domestic Violence Information section knows that I grew up in almost constant fear of my father.

He was a trusted leader in our church. [more...]

Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley. John Lennon. John Belushi. Princess Diana. Gianni Versace, John F. Kennedy, Jr., Anna Nicole Smith. Steve Irwin, Heath Ledger. Michael Jackson.

In life, they each worked hard to attain a significant level of what turned out to be either fame or infamy, depending on your opinion of [more...]

Last night was another one of those nights when I took care of some children while their mothers attended a support group for survivors of domestic violence.

When I got home about 9:00 PM, there was a large cardboard box waiting for me. [more...]