A popular British TV show is based on a 2007 book called, The Book of General Ignorance—Everything You Think You Know Is Wrong.  Because of its success, the authors came out with another book in October of 2011.  In essence, what we think we know, might not be as right as we think. For example, what is the most dangerous animal that has ever lived? Answer? The...

If any of you has read Mark Twain, would you describe his writing as being content and complimentary with how life worked in 19th century America or cynical and combative with it?  He was quite cynical and often combative.  And his criticism extended to religious life, especially when he witnessed hypocrisy.  He grew up as a Christian, but he eventually turned his...

A movie came out about 20 years called Dead Poets Society. It starred Robin Williams who played a teacher who used poetry to teach his students about life.  One day he had his class go outside and told three of the students to walk around the courtyard.  At first they walked differently, but then they started walking to the same beat, as if they were in the...

Football season is now upon us.  That might be good news or bad news for you, depending on how much you like football. But whether you like football or not, I’m sure we can all agree on one aspect of the game that we don’t like—showboating.  When a player makes a touchdown, how many times haven’t you seen him dancing around the end zone,...

Well, there are 7 Deadly Sins, and we’ve covered 6 of them as they are embodied in the 7 Castaways on Gilligan’s Island, so you can probably guess who the last one is:  Gilligan represents the last Deadly Sin—Gluttony.  Why is that strange?  Gilligan doesn’t look like a glutton—he’s not overweight.  But we might have the wrong idea of what gluttony...

“Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip, that started from a tropic port aboard a tiny ship.  The mate was a might sailing man; the skipper brave and sure.  Five passengers set sail that day for a three hour tour—a three hour tour.”  If you didn’t know, those are the first few lines from the theme song to Gilligan’s...