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A few weeks ago I converted my daughter’s car seat from a high back booster to a backless booster. My daughter quickly noticed the backless booster afforded her greater range of motion and she began to move around in ways she hadn’t before. I cautioned her...

The Butterfly effect is a term closely associated with the work of mathematician and meteorologist Edward Norton Lorenz. While observing the outcomes from his weather model, Lorenz noticed substantially different results when initial conditions were not identical each...

In the second part of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Two Towers, we are introduced to a mysterious and giant race of trees known as the Ents. By nature they are peaceful and rarely engage in conflict with the outside world. After a surprise encounter with a...

Throughout history there have been a number of professional sports teams who have experienced a prolonged championship drought. Many of those teams were thought to be under some sort of curse that prevented them from winning. In particular the Chicago Cubs were...

My wife and I recently finished watching season 1 of Bel-Air, a modernized update of the 1990's sitcom: The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. The show follows, the titular character, Will on his journey towards adulthood and the challenges he faces in relocating to a new...

One of the last video games I played regularly was Arkham City. In Arkham City Batman infiltrates a walled off part of Gotham that is effectively acting as a penal colony for criminals and derelict individuals.  As Batman starts to uncover what is at the heart of...

A couple of weeks ago I was giving an online presentation about Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. After my presentation a woman said she appreciated the information I shared, but felt like it was a scam because of her previous investment experience with...

Last week my wife and my daughter made rainbow colored cupcakes for St. Patrick’s Day. One night as my daughter was eating one of her cupcakes I poured her a glass of milk to go alongside. Much to her delight she drank the milk and asked me if there was any special...

In May of 2020 twin sisters, Merav and Michal Mor - both Ironman winners, and PhDs in physiology, created a metabolic measuring device called The Lumen. The Lumen allows a person to simply breathe into it and receive optimized dietary instructions based on their...

Learning To RestThis week I was wrestling with what to share as a devotional topic and scripture. Everything I was reading in scripture and seeing in my life was pointing to one thing: Rest!Sometimes it's so easy to get caught up in the things we do rather than the...

Recently my daughter had the option of having chocolate ice cream for dessert or having a chocolate cupcake.The catch was the ice cream was available immediately, but the cupcake was only available after we got home. My daughter chose the ice cream and appeared...

If you've had a car for any length of time you've probably (hopefully) taken it to an auto shop for an alignment.Usually when the process is completed a technician will show you a before and after printout of your car's alignment.There have been many times when after...

Yesterday, the Superbowl took place between the Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals.Coming into the game the cost for a 30 second advertisement checked in at a cool 6.5 million dollars.One question that always comes to mind is why do companies pay so much...

Last week I had an interesting conversation with the contractor who was doing some work on my home.Recently his company won a large contract with a landlord who has over 700 properties.He mentioned that many of the properties were in poor condition due to...

Last week I noticed an unexpected charge on my debit card.Following a short conversation with my wife, I realized that someone had gained access to my account and made an unauthorized purchase.After calling my bank and reporting the charges, I also placed a freeze on...

In the movie Sing 2, U2's lead singer and songwriter, Bono, voices the character Clay Calloway.Calloway is a world famous performer who has become a recluse after tragedy struck his life.In his journey to rediscover his passion for performing, hearing one of his old...

Last November I turned 40 and I had a chance to reflect on the life I'd lived, my family and my career.I was so thankful that through all of the years God had always provided for me and my family.Then I remembered a goal I had made nearly 15 years ago: To retire...

Rocky IV begins with the Soviet Union on a world tour touting their athletic superiority.In a demonstration of patriotic superiority, Apollo Creed challenges Soviet boxer, Ivan Drago, to an exhibition match.The former champion Apollo Creed underestimates the...