by B.L. Unkel | May 24, 2025 | Everything Else
Recently, I had to buy a new pair of shoes. As I started researching, trying to decide what I wanted, I came across an interesting post about feet. That put me into research mode, and the results just begged to be featured in a DYK. The Foot Did you know a...
by B.L. Unkel | May 10, 2025 | Did You Know?
Since last week, we’ve seen hummingbirds more regularly at our feeder. Perfect timing—on their part—as this is the rest-of-the-story DYK about hummingbirds. Physical Traits Hummingbirds have extraordinary senses and incredible flight skills. But one of its most...
by B.L. Unkel | May 3, 2025 | Everything Else
A couple of weeks ago, Mom and I saw our first (and so far, only) hummingbird of the year. They’re such interesting little birds; I thought it would be fun to learn more about them. Who Are They The small birds we call hummingbirds all live in North, Central,...
by B.L. Unkel | Apr 26, 2025 | History
Last year I took Mom to get her driver’s license renewed. Everything was going fine until they tried to scan her thumb prints. Over the years, the thumb print on her dominant hand has been worn away. Erased. No matter how many times they tried, the machine was unable...
by B.L. Unkel | Apr 19, 2025 | History
If you guessed Texas has Santa Anna’s fake leg, you guessed wrong. The Battle of San Jacinto On March 2, 1836, Texas declared its independence. Fifty-one days later, on April 21, the Texas Revolution ended in an unqualified success when General Sam...
