People are like Donuts

People are like donuts--topologically, that is.   My daughters and I explored this strange statement with a clay figure modeled around a pen (and then I pulled the pen out).   What is topology? Topology (Greek topos, "place," and logos, "study") is the branch of mathematics that studies the properties of a…

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What’s in a name?

I noticed this company name today while in Illinois.  If I were an oil company, I don't know if I would keep this name if oil prices remained high.   Or is it just me? This name reminded me of the names of a couple of businesses that caught my eye…

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The Journey: A church that dares to discuss skepticism

About a year ago, I visited The Journey, a new church in my neighborhood.   You can see that post here. Although I felt like a “misfit” at The Journey (because I don’t believe in the literal truth of any of the miraculous claims of the Bible) I reveled in the…

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