Jim Scott

I know of a woman, who in order to protect her identity, we will call her “Stephanie”.  This “Stephanie” as we shall call her, traveled to Italy a few years ago, and upon her return decided to decorate her kitchen in an Italian motif.  Wine bottles, baskets of grapes, leafy grape vines, decorate pitchers, bottles of oil, and candles are strategically placed along the top of the kitchen cabinets.  Based upon this well crafted display,...

Have you ever had a day which was composed entirely of polar opposites? I got up yesterday at 4 AM.  It was our 4th Saturday of the month breakfast up at the Masonic Lodge I belong to.  We usually feed between 80 to 120 people.  Now you may think that sounds horrible to get up that early and work your butt off for six hours or so, but actually I enjoy it.  Don’t get me wrong, the 4 AM part I’m not loving, but I enjoy all the kidding...

Let me begin by saying that I am not an automotive mechanic, nor have I ever played one on TV.  I know where to put the gas in, check tire pressure, change a tire, and if absolutely need be – change my oil – pretty much the sum of my automotive expertise.  I came to the delightful recognition that the passenger side front door lock of my truck was not working when I locked my truck.  How long I have been walking off from my vehicle,...

Everyday around the world amazing technological breakthroughs occur; some simple, some great.  Some of these advancements move the scope of human knowledge ahead by fractions of an inch, while others are major leaps forward.  Although many of the advancements come in the form of sophisticated electronics or computer technology, others come in the form of new discoveries in physics, chemistry, and various fields of science. Most of...