18 Jun 2006
Today I would like to honor fathers and especially my father, Keith, with a quote from Mark Twain: When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much he had [...]
1 Mar 2006
Today, March 1st, 2006, the one millionth English article was published at Wikipedia by Ewan Macdonald. From the Jordanhill Railway Station article: The Jordanhill Railway Station is a suburban railway station in the Jordanhill area on the west side of Glasgow, Scotland. The station (code “JOR”), which is governed by Transport Scotland and managed by [...]
27 Jul 2005
Today we have a quote sent in by a listener. It is a quote I really appreciate because I am guilty of the behavior described. The words are from John Kenneth Galbraith a Canadian economist just like me. Here is the quote: Faced with the choice between changing one’s mind and proving that there is [...]
4 Jul 2005
Happy Independence Day! A few word from the founding fathers of the United States. When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the [...]
1 Jul 2005
Today’s word is a request from a long time ago and country far away- Germany. Lockstep was requested by Nicole from Useful Sounds. Lockstep is a noun. It can be a way of acting in complete uniformity with someone or something else. A boy who follows his older brother around and imitates everything the brother [...]