By Danny Minton While browsing through some old emails, I came across the following story, which was sent to me over twenty years ago. I’m unsure who the original author was, but I found at least three versions online. It’s old, but the thoughts it provokes are still as fresh today as years ago. “Years ago, a farmer owned land

By Danny Minton I’m not a biologist or an astronomer, but both are fascinating fields to study. Over the years, I came across a couple of interesting finds that made me stop and think about the universe in which we live.  Our bodies contain a protein called “Laminins.” The definition I found states, “Laminins are major proteins in the basal lamina,

By Danny MintonIn the middle of the 19th century, New York City was facing the problem of thousands of homeless and poor children living on the streets. The influx of immigrants added to the overburdened situation along with a time of depression and financial panic of the time. Disease and the Civil War would add to the burden, adding more

By Danny Minton Statistics confirm that the winter months have the most daily deaths, especially in December, January, and February. Along with this, these months also stir up emotions of sadness and loneliness because of past losses. Death and loss are two subjects we often avoid discussing but are an inevitable part of life. The loss of a loved one

By Danny Minton On Easter morning in 2009, Doug White, with his wife Terri and daughters Bailey (16) and Maggie (19), boarded a King Air 200 to travel home. They had been at Doug’s brother’s funeral in Florida, and a friend, Joe Cabuk, offered to fly the family back to Mississippi, where Doug had left his car. From there they

By Danny Minton When did you stop believing? Most of us grew up believing that every Christmas Eve, a jolly man with a white beard, wearing a red velvet suit, would come into our homes while we were asleep and leave us gifts. It was a magical time of innocence and excitement. We wrote him letters and sat on his

By Danny Minton Like faded photographs, my memories of gifts I have received over the years have begun to fade. Most of the gifts I remember hold some significant memory from my past. I remember a few Christmas presents from my youth. One year, my brother and  I received Daisy BB guns. We both survived without shooting our eyes out.

By Danny Minton Billy Miske was a blue-collar heavy-weight fighter in the early 1920s. He fought in the days when a fighter, after knocking down his opponent, could still stand over him and continue to beat on him until the bell rang.  Billy fought the great Jack Dempsey. Dempsey beat Billy for three rounds until the fight was called. He

View Post By DANNY MINTON On November 24, 2023, the year’s official “Black Friday” took place. Of course, it’s been going on for a few weeks, but the most extensive sales occurred that day and will continue for a few more Fridays. Traffic becomes thick, people crowd the stores, tempers flare, and dollars are spent on discounted items.  Have you