“Our task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty.” – Albert Einstein
When I was very young, around 6 or 7, my dad would take my sister and me to Mr. Stephens’ farm. Mr. Stephens was a successful real estate man who loved the country and animals.
His property was located outside of my hometown in the rural part of the county. It was a ...
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There are only seven films in which John Wayne dies on screen. One of those movies is an especially great resource for living life.
There’s a scene in ”The Cowboys” where one of the eleven boys (a stutterer) hired for a cattle drive, curses out The Duke.
Another character in the film was drowning, and the boy who stuttered couldn’t get the words out to tell what was happening. Wayne provokes the boy until he curses him out, and in the process, ...
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“Barbecue may not be the road to world peace, but it’s a start.” – Anthony Bourdain
Barbecue is a versatile word. It can refer to an outdoor place to cook meat; to cooking meat; and can also reference a gathering of people for the purpose of serving meat cooked outdoors.
The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language defines barbecue as:
barbecue (bärˈbĭ-kyo͞oˌ)►
| n. | A grill, pit, or outdoor fireplace for roasting meat. |
| n. | A whole animal carcass or section thereof roasted ... |