At just 16, Hana Taylor Schlitz is set to make history as the youngest graduate ever from Texas Woman’s University—breaking the record once held by her sister. Born in Ethiopia and adopted after surviving tuberculosis, Hana now dedicates her life to studying the link between society, health, and disease. She begins her PhD in Sociology Read More…
Mahogany Knowledge Tree
Mahogany Knowledge Tree – the philosophical principle that one’s existence is demonstrated by the fact that of what one thinks; the intellectual processes of the self or ego – Latin
Frederick Jones’ mobile refrigeration unit invention
The History Page That fresh produce in your fridge? It’s there because of Frederick Jones’ mobile refrigeration unit, invented in 1938. Before that, transporting perishable food across the country was nearly impossible. Born in 1893, Jones left school in 8th grade but went on to earn an engineering license by age 20. His natural talent Read More…
LESSON OF LOVE TO GROW RICH WITH
A 92-year-old man, small, very proud, dressed and clean-shaven, with his hair perfectly combed, moves into a nursing home one morning at 8:00. His 70-year-old wife has recently passed away, forcing him to leave his home. After several hours of waiting in the nursing home lobby, he smiles kindly when we tell him his room Read More…
Amazing things in this world -The Elderly
My Father-in-law lives independently. He is 92 and although spritely in personality, has slow movement. We rang him yesterday to check in after the wild weather. After making sure he is okay, he said “I’ve got something to tell you”. He then told us how he had gotten his groceries and took them to his Read More…
Amazing things in this world- Penny Wise and Pound Foolish
Posted by Crystal Ross Customer came in for an oil change today. As I’m writing up the order they explicitly stated that they do not wan’t to be “Upsold” any useless services. “Don’t try and sell me no air filter, cabin air filter, transmission flush…” That’s not completely out of the ordinary. Some people just Read More…
After Death: My mother and aunt are on the deed to a two family home
My mother and aunt are on the deed to a two family home. My aunt passed away and her daughter is claiming ownership of her mother’s half. Can they sell the house without my mother’s consent? In most cases, setups like this are written as joint ownership. Which basically means your mom owns half, and Read More…








