Author Archives: Jimmy

While continuing to clean out our library — to be sure we don’t have any “banned” books, I ran across an interesting little book about Alchemy.For thousands of years, maybe more, alchemists have had two goals — transmuting base metals … Continue reading →

Well, once again, there’s been a school shooting — this time in Georgia. And once again we’ll probably hear that all our national leaders are shocked that such a thing could happen. And Congress will offer their thoughts and prayers … Continue reading →

I’ve been in a funk for a while now and sometimes I feel like I’m cursed. I really know that I’m not, but that got me to thinking about a lot of the “curses” I’ve heard about over the years, … Continue reading →

I know some things that I wonder about don’t seem important to a lot of people, but they must be important to me. Why else would I wonder about them? One thing I’ve wondered about for a long time is why … Continue reading →

One of my favorite TV shows was the Big Bang Theory. It was on for a number of years and is still being re-run on various channels today. I thought it was a pretty funny show, but the Big Bang … Continue reading →

Over the years I’ve written a lot about China. China is one of the most unique places I’ve ever been, and their history is absolutely fascinating. They also have quite a cast of characters that have made their impact on … Continue reading →

Over the years, we moved around quite often. One good thing about those moves is that the government took care of packing and shipping our belongings. Maybe one of the bad things about those moves is that the government took … Continue reading →

You may find this hard to believe, but a bank in Vernal, Utah, was built from bricks delivered by the U.S. Postal Service — in 1916. The builders discovered that it was cheaper to mail them than to ship them … Continue reading →

Abraham Lincoln said you can fool all of the people some of the time and and some of the people all of the time, but you can’t fool all the people all of the time. After listening to the news … Continue reading →

This story is hard to believe, but as they say —truth is stranger than fiction, sometimes. During my tour in Vietnam, I was assigned a jeep and I owned a motorcycle. So you’d think I didn’t lack for transportation. But … Continue reading →