by B.L. Unkel | May 13, 2023 | Everything Else
Even if you’ve never visited a Disney theme park, you probably know the song, It’s a Small World (After All). It’s more than a catchy tune—are you humming it yet?—it’s the truth. Did You Know… Brothers, Robert B. and Richard M. Sherman, wrote It’s A Small World (After...
by B.L. Unkel | Apr 29, 2023 | Travel
Did you know there is a National Park Week? This year it’s the week of April 22-30. The History In 1872, President Ulysses S. Grant signed into law the creation of the U.S.’s first National Park, Yellowstone. But did you know the man credited with the idea of...
by B.L. Unkel | Apr 1, 2023 | Writing
Have you ever tossed a pebble into a still body of water and watched the ripples it creates? As they move outward, they affect everything they touch. You’re like that pebble. Everything you do and say affects those around you. Recently, my family received the sad news...
by B.L. Unkel | Mar 11, 2023 | Travel
Not every city, county, and state in the U.S. have the same laws. And some laws, that made sense at the time they were written, are now so out of touch they’re ridiculous. Others seem totally bizarre, regardless of when they were written. In any case, if a law is...
by B.L. Unkel | Jan 14, 2023 | Travel
On one side of the coin, thousands of people make their living helping people move. On the other side are those of us who are doing the moving. If you’re on the “doing the moving” side (like I am), you know it’s a difficult and expensive task. Yet, the average...