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BUMBLE, bramble, which came first, sir Eggs or chickens? Who can tell? I’ll never believe that the first egg burst, sir, Before its mother was out of her shell. — By children’s author Mary Mapes Dodge in 1875 Long before Dodge came the contemplation of Aristotle, thought to be
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Most every year in our 16 year existence, the Intramuralist has published sort of a “state of the government” post to accompany the official State of the Union (SOTU). It's ok if you didn't watch last night; while we strive to watch every national address by
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In November of 1991, Dan Gookin published the first of what would become a popular, acceptably-insulting series. DOS For Dummies was edition #1 of the educational insult, selling just 7,500 copies 34 years ago. But as the series branched out to more general-interest titles and topics (having
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[As we continue to attempt to promote wisdom and respect in this world, when I recently came across this post written 10 years ago this week, it felt indeed worth an updated run…] * * * * * All week I’ve been wrestling with the encouragement to become like a child… to think like
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A while ago, I was posed a sincere question by a curious Gen Z’er, “How do you stay so young?” With zero assumption that I have cornered the market on any fountain of youth, I asked for a bit of clarification. He spoke to the idea of being fun
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There the kid was, maybe 7 or 8 years old, out in the garage. She had found an emptied WD-40 can; remember the ones? They’re mostly blue but designed with primary colors, with the red spray mechanism on top. It came with a narrow red straw, that attached
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Last week in my community a terrible thing happened. In the middle of the school day, just past eleven in the morning, three teens in two cars decided to race down the road from the high school. It’s the primary thoroughfare in the area, and is thus highly trafficked
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Oh, how the pendulum swings… left to right… right to left… And when the pendulum swings swiftly and forcefully to a perceived extreme end, it disrupts the entire mechanism. The pendulum only rests in the middle. I’ve played with this idea for years now — how the political pendulum swings
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Some things unite us. Today is one of those days (even if it’s only the commercials). Hence, some interesting tidbits and facts that may or may not be related to the actual sport… The very first Super Bowl wasn’t called the "Super Bowl," and it also
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With its origins dating back to 1915 when historian and author Dr. Carter G. Woodson founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History and later initiated the first Negro History Week, Black History Month has been nationally recognized in this country since Pres. Ford’s official message
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Fortunately or unfortunately, every now and then we need something to shock us back into remembering that which is most important. Definitely unfortunately, often what shocks us into remembrance is tragedy. One of those moments horrifically occurred Wednesday night. We are still reeling from the shocking reality. 64 people on
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What a month… what a pace… and so we make observations, looking at January, asking what people asked… [Note: below are the first 65 Q’s we saw in the news. Note, too: not all news sources are good at asking questions.} 1. After Trudeau, Can Canadians Get Their Free