The other morning I realized that there was one sound that grinds on me; the buzz of a lawnmower. Due to our climate, we only have 3 or 4 months of the year where we don’t hear their drone. We mow ours over the weekend, but our neighbors use a mowing service. So that means…
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The other night I was scrolling through the TV channels and found something I hadn’t seen in decades. It was the legendary Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In. For a couple of years, in the late 60s and early 70s, it was the #1 show in America. So, we stopped and watched. And I was stunned…
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For years, people have debated the proper way to eat Oreos. Do you bite directly into them? Do you twist them to eat the filling first or dunk them? Researchers at MIT recently tried to see if they could peel the cookies apart and get a perfect split of the filling. The results are in,…
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I might sound strange or perhaps a little insensitive, but I have an odd question. Does a death row inmate who eats his last meal and then gets a stay of execution also get a second special meal before he finally dies? I know this is obtuse, but a death row inmate had this happen…
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For decades, shopping malls have played a key role in our culture. But even before we started doing everything online, many began to tire of the mall experience. I spent my college years working in retail and spending thousands of hours earning and spending the money I made there. The city of Nashville is buying…
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Over the last few weeks, I’ve been waking up just before the alarm goes off. This same thing happens to my wife often, but I don’t usually have that problem. I’ve always wondered what goes on inside our body to regulate our internal clock. Or maybe it’s just bad luck…
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Everything looked the same on the Mason Minute website for over 11 years. And while the daily topic changed, not much else did; until yesterday. I knew I needed to redesign the entire website at some point, but when things stopped working, it was time for a change. Things look different, but I’m still the…
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I’ve been out of school for a long time, but there are parts of Kindergarten that I still remember vividly. Show and tell and nap time stand out. I wasn’t a fan of nap time but did love show and tell each week. I remember one of my classmates brought in their pet turtle. From…
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Spring has sprung, and we’re all getting back to our seasonal chores and hobbies. For many, filling the birdbaths and bird feeders is part of their routine. But this year, aviary experts say we should hold off on taking care of our feathered friends. It could be a matter of life and death…
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For many people, Easter is all about dyed eggs and chocolate bunnies. Easter baskets are something that all kids love. I was thinking back to my younger days and noticed one thing that has changed through the years. Nowadays, those once-solid chocolate rabbits are now hollow…
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