by A. T. Baron | Jul 1, 2022 | Fortune Cookie Friday
Today’s post will be a little shorter than usual because I’m learning more about nature in the great outdoors. I love learning all I can about the world around me. There is a saying: “Scientia potentia est,” or “knowledge is power.” This quote is often attributed to...
by A. T. Baron | Jun 3, 2022 | Fortune Cookie Friday
When my children were younger and learning about their world, they asked many questions. When I told them to do something, they habitually asked me, “Why?” Early on, I answered, “Because I said so”—there’s just no reasoning with a three-year-old. As my kids grew...
by A. T. Baron | May 6, 2022 | Fortune Cookie Friday
Are you a good person? I don’t doubt that many of us think that we at least try to be good people. Our parents, teachers, and religious leaders instruct us to be good and do good works. There are quite a few good ways to be good. All of them entail a certain amount of...
by A. T. Baron | Apr 1, 2022 | Fortune Cookie Friday
Today’s fortune had me researching relationships advice. It’s something I haven’t done since I read a teen magazine back in the early ‘80s and took some lame dating quiz. I couldn’t find any references to this fortune’s history on the internet except that it may be...
by A. T. Baron | Mar 4, 2022 | Fortune Cookie Friday
The human species has made many advancements over other mammals and primates. We have enormous brains in relation to our body size. This size allows us the ability to solve complex problems and speak languages. We also evolved to walk upright on two legs. This...
by A. T. Baron | Feb 4, 2022 | Fortune Cookie Friday
I banged my knee into the corner of the coffee table the other day. The pain was excruciating, and I cursed more than I would like to admit. I almost wished I had kept on the baby-proofing bumpers from twenty years ago. Nonetheless, I now know I should pay a little...
