On this day, I want to honor the fallen crews of Apollo 1, Challenger, and Columbia, and all those hundreds of brave men and women who have risked their lives in manned space flight.
Good teeth are one of the differences between the wealthy and the poor. We who can afford modern dentistry rarely give our teeth much thought, while the poor seem to think of little else.
The International Day of the Mother Tongue reminds us that the loss of languages and cultures mean losing the valuable lessons other societies can teach us.
On those rare snowy days, my friends and I would gather with our Flexible Flyer sleds and spend the day racing downhill, until we were giddy and too frozen to move.
Alex at Jordan's View hosts this week's Christian Carnival. His theme, "Applying the Gospel to All of LIfe," is especially welcome as we enter this annual season of Thanksgiving.