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Placing flowers on graves was a custom in ancient times. This custom was followed in the United States going all the way back to the founding of our country. However, the beginnings of what we now call Memorial Day got its start during the Civil War. It was then that various groups and organizations, both north and south, paid homage to those who died during that horrendous conflict....

Mother’s Day is just about here so it seems appropriate to talk about mothers and praise them for what is performing one of the most difficult tasks life has to offer. But that is not what this musing is all about. Having a great mother, one who loves and supports, is a gift beyond measure. But one of the sad facts in life is not all mothers are created equal. Not all mothers devote...

To the reader: This musing was originally posted on January 5, 2010. In the December 2009 issue of Popular Science there was an article about Stephen Wolfram who, along with his team, is developing the mother of all search engines. As opposed to giving you links based on your query, it attempts to analyze your query and give you the answer you were seeking. It has ten trillion pieces of data...