Christmas in a Candle

Christmas in a Candle

A Christmas candle is a lovely thing; It makes no noise at all, But softly gives itself away; While quite unselfish, it grows small. — Eva K. Logue My Christmas wisdom for the holidays.  Rest well, celebrate with good friends and your family....
Douglas Adams Quote – Skewed Perspective

Douglas Adams Quote – Skewed Perspective

“The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.” ― Douglas...
Carl Sagan and our Place in the Universe

Carl Sagan and our Place in the Universe

As a biology teacher and environmentalist, I found this quote by Carl Sagan personally meaningful.  Looking at the stars from my own little spot on Earth I feel small and if not insignificant, certainly less important in the great scheme of the universe.  The stars...
Relativity By Albert Einstein

Relativity By Albert Einstein

    Albert Einstein is the man many think of when the term scientist is used.  He is the quintessential wild, white-haired science eccentric.  Many words of wisdom were penned by this man.  As you can read in the above quote, as well as being a genius, he...