Tag: Life & Tradition

Book Review: ‘Captain Putnam for the Republic of Texas’

When Americans think of the American Revolution, they typically think of the ground troops led by men such as George Washington, Daniel Morgan, and Nathanael Greene. When it comes to fighting on the high seas, it’s the French Navy that comes to mind. The Continental Navy, aside from possibly John Paul Jones, typically isn’t given…


Financial Planners 101

Over the years, I’ve noticed a growing trend in my mailbox: readers in search of financial planners or advisers—or assistants. When taken in the message’s context, it’s pretty clear that not everyone means the same thing when they refer to a financial planner-adviser-assistant-helper. One reader wanted to know where to find a financial planner who…


Film Review: ‘American Underdog’: A Biopic About the Miraculous NFL Career of Quarterback Kurt Warner

PG| 1hr 52min | Sports, Drama, Biopic |December 25, 2021 The life and times of Kurt Warner, the retired NFL quarterback, is already known to most football fans. Warner is considered the NFL’s greatest undrafted player, and he is the only undrafted player to be named NFL Most Valuable Player and Super Bowl MVP. He…


One Step at a Time: Finding the Purpose of Your Life

What’s really worthwhile? What’s the point of all this effort and energy we expend day in and day out? Where’s the goal line? Or, to put the question another way: What’s the purpose in our lives? Many of us are so inundated with the flood of events, information, and obligations of everyday living that we…


High Desert Fun in Albuquerque

I’m soaring over the treetops, and dogs are coming out on backyard patios to growl up at the fiery roar of a dragon passing overhead. In between blasts of flame, it’s eerily silent, other than those occasional barks. Drifting like a dandelion seed on the wind, we alight briefly on a sandbar in the middle…


Loyal Adopted Dog Takes Bullet in the Face to Protect Owners When Armed Robbers Break Into House

A dog in South Africa adopted from the SPCA into a loving forever home has repaid her owners a thousandfold after two armed robbers broke into their house and opened fire. The mixed breed, Kei, was shot in the face while ferociously protecting the family’s young lady. Those armed intruders on Oct. 3 broke into the…


Doctor Schedules Abortion for Baby With Down Syndrome, Parents Refuse and Now She’s Thriving

An Australian couple who were informed that their unborn child was diagnosed with Down syndrome were shocked when their doctor scheduled an abortion for them. Refusing to terminate their baby, they went ahead with the pregnancy, and now their little girl has beaten all the odds and is thriving. “We are blessed with the most…


2 Babies Survive After a Tornado in Kentucky Carried Them Away in a Bathtub

Two babies survived a tornado in Kentucky that ripped the bathtub they were sheltering in out of the ground and tossed it with them inside, their grandmother said. Clara Lutz told WFIE-TV that she put 15-month-old Kaden and 3-month-old Dallas in the bathtub on Dec. 10 with a blanket, a pillow, and a Bible. Then the house…


Detroit Police Officers Spot Woman Acting Strangely With 4 Kids in Van, Charge Her for Kidnapping

A “troubling” kidnapping attempt earlier in December was foiled by two Detroit Police officers of the Eighth Precinct who had their wits about them, possibly saving the lives of four kids, aged 5 to 11. Happening upon the suspect in a white van on Dec. 2 running a red light near Grand River and Evergreen,…


Bird Photographer Of The Year 2021 Releases Award Winners—Showing Birds Like You’ve Never Seen Them Before

They flock to visit exotic lotus ponds to take extravagant baths in India. They frolic upon the ice shelves in the extreme cold of the Antarctic southern hemisphere. They are your neighbors coming to visit you, wet their whistles, and sing sweetly to you in your own backyard. They are our dear feathered friends, birds,…