Month: December 2011
Science Fair Experiment
A freshman at Eagle Rock Junior High won first prize at the Greater Idaho Falls Science Fair on January 26. In his project he urged people to sign a petition demanding strict control or total elimination of the chemical “dihydrogen monoxide.” And for plenty of good reasons, since it can: 1. Cause excessive sweating and … Read more
Lies and Fireflies
There was once a young girl who constantly lied about everything. She sprinkled lies into everything she said. She lived with her widowed grandma and helped her to make money by sewing clothes and selling them. As she cared for her granddaughter, the woman became aware of the child’s lying problem and no matter what … Read more
The Twelve (12) Days of Christmas
There is one Christmas Carol that has always baffled me. What in the world do leaping lords, French hens, swimming swans, and especially the partridge who won’t come out of the pear tree have to do with Christmas? This week, I found out. From 1558 until 1829, Roman Catholics in England were not permitted to … Read more
Clark Road Mental Facility
Emily was a lovely woman who had been a resident of the Clark Road Mental Facility in Sarasota, FL since she was seven years old, having been admitted there by her parents, who had suspected Emily of being disturbed since she was a child. Her life was well-known because she had lived here for a … Read more
Choking on Ink
My grandmother told me when she was in high school an old math teacher in his 60’s named Harold Davidson was teaching math and one of his students wouldn’t stop tapping his pen during class. The teacher went berserk and lost his mind. He snatched the pen and attacked the kid, lodging the pen down … Read more
Medical Records and Concealed Carry Info
I didn’t have this happen, but then I wasn’t at a VA doctors office. I did run into a little of this when I had to visit a doctor other than my regular doctor when my doctor was on vacation. One of the questions on the form I had to fill out was: Do you … Read more
Trash Baby Con
While out walking in the city one day with some friends, a man heard a baby crying as he passed by an alley. The friends walked down the alley to investigate and found a newborn baby in a dumpster. They rescued the child and headed straight to the hospital with the infant to make sure … Read more