In 1781 British astronomer Sir William Herschel noticed something strange about the orbit of Uranus. Something was amiss. Uranus did not follow the laws of physics as he understood them at the time. Its movements acted as if something was disturbing it. Later in 1841 the french astronomer Alexis Bouvard also thought something was wrong […]

Pamplona, Spain: It’s time again for the “Running of the Bulls”! This happens each year starting with the second week in July and last one week of joyous celebration, maybe a bit of sipping of the vine and merry making in general. Why did this tradition begin centuries ago? Well, it seems it started when […]

Most people in our culture never take the time to practice a quiet time. Even Christians, who have been taught the value of meditation, rarely practice it. We live in such a fast-paced world that we act as if noise is imperative. When we are riding in our cars, the radio has to be blaring. […]

Day one of the race and there we were, flying west; destination Rawlins, Wyoming. Our mission was to hold several Girls with Wings presentations. I can count on one hand all of the places which I have traveled, so you can imagine my excitement to soar above the mountains, hillsides and plateaus. Our ETA was […]

The G Model was the last in the series of B-17s produced by Boeing, but not all G Models saw combat action during World War II. In addition to main and auxiliary tanks, six small fuel cells crowded each wingtip. Although nicknamed Tokyo tanks to dramatically illustrate the additional range, it was an exaggeration to […]