Finding the Forest Elves - Earth's Heroes This story emphasizes the special relationship Elves have with the Earth. It explains how Elves, when young, are taught to befriend the Earth, and how the Earth, in turn, invests its friends with unique knowledge and power. 01-11-2010
The Elves of the Elbe Forest This article explains the historical bases for our belief in Elves. Their appearances in history have been real enough. Their continued appeal begs us to ask questions about the ongoing roles they may be playing in human progress. 12-30-2009
Stocking Saved by Business Community This story emphasizes that, like everything else in this world, Christmas stockings had to fight for their survival. The tradition nearly died in the 19th century and then was magically saved by a very unique invention. Interesting story. 12-24-2009
Finding an Ancient Truth - Mantle Stocking Legends This story outlines the legends upon which the seasonal hanging of stockings on a mantle are based. Several alternative theories are discussed. Very charming! 12-13-2009
My Wheels - A Brief History of the Bicycle This story relates the marvelous history of the bicycle from the first French invention through to the Wright Brothers' van Cleve and on to modern day racers. 11-26-2009
A Truly Amazing Insider's View of Baseball I have always been curious about the "inners" of the toys we play with. I suppose for adults, the baseball and footballs of various descriptions are chief among toys. This article describes the way baseballs are made. It also provides snippets of historic 11-10-2009
Nelson Mandela Asked to Remember Friend - Omar Dullah Chair of Freedom It warmed my heart to find a college with a student body nominating people for honors based on principle. I understand that these are student generated rather than faculty nominated awards. How many people in the US knew about Omar Dullah before Linda Chr 11-08-2009
Candles on the Table - A Brief History This story is timely in that it discusses various aspects of candle-making, as well as what candles have signified throughout history. During the holiday season, both now and in times past, the welcoming spirit of warmth and joy candles engender has made 11-06-2009
Dyscalculia Symptoms Reduced Dramatically with New Game This story describes the invention of a game to help the learning challenged. Very inspiring. The inventor was expelled from several schools because of his learning disabilities. He came back strong using his experiences to help others. 10-20-2009
Air Toys on St. Thomas Beaches - The Science This is an interesting story about what makes some of our most famous toys work. That is the PHYSICS behind the fun;very informative in a both an educational and fun way. 10-10-2009
Online Grads Get Nod From Many Companies - Proven Self Starters Employers in many sectors are now interviewing and hiring online degree holders in preference to those with traditional on-campus degrees. Online holders have proven, according to human resources personnel, that they can self start, multi task, and work u 10-03-2009
Boys of Summer - Heroes in Spring - A Baseball Card Story This article is an attractive depiction of baseball card collecting in times past. It is filled with the sentiments of youth as they relate to accumulation of "riches" defined in the focused ways young human beings are prone to indulge. Charming story. 10-02-2009
The Journey to Perfect Sound - A Brief History of Speakers This article relates the fascinating history of audio speakers. I didn't think the subject could be interesting until I read the piece. It begins with the Victor Orthophonic player WITH HORN, and concludes with today's most up to date multidimensional so 09-27-2009
BrickSpeak Attracting Fans - First Audiophile Quality Lego Brick Matched Speakers This article is actually an interesting press release. It describes the world's first matched Lego audio speakers. I think they are beautiful. What a gift for anyone for Christmas or any other time. I am ordering my pair today. Thanks to whomever came up 09-16-2009
Families Playing Together This article speaks of toys made in the home, primarily in the 19th century by parents with not a lot of cash to spend. In an agrarian society toys were made on the property. All the toys that people bothered to make were captivating and formed the basi 08-30-2009 Tags blocks, folk, lego, love, shop, store, toys
History Happens Almost Always on the Second Floor This article approaches scale modeling of architecture from a very special perspective. It is the second floors of most buildings where history actually occurred; that is, the private living space of the rich and famous. From Einstein to Twain to Presley, 08-22-2009 Tags architecture, lego, models, toys
Flow Provides the Creative End Game This article speaks to "creative flow" and how difficult it is to establish in a structured American public school program. It also speaks to how, even in a structured society such as Japan, a good American idea, Lego Mindstorms, is being used by Japanese 08-19-2009 Tags blocks, folk, lego, love, shop, store, toys
Vintage Lego Sets Used to Create Angelic Art Artists and special effects technicians are using vintage Lego Sets to provide backgrounds for their celestial portraits and ideas. The easily recognizable Lego pieces with their brilliant colors are ideal for artists to express themselves in angelic por 05-09-2009
