Two men were mountain climbing, while one fell into a deep crevice. The other called down, “Are you OK?” “I think so,” came the distant response. “Anything broken?” “No.” “Are you hurt?” “No.” “Can you climb back up?” “Not yet.” “Why not?” “I’m still falling!”

Benjamin Franklin learned with his experiments that plaster helps make things grow better. He told his neighbors, but they did not believe him. They argued with him, saying that something inorganic like plaster would be of no use to grass or grain.

The Sequoia trees of California tower as high as 300 feet above the ground. Strangely, these giants have unusually shallow root systems that reach out in all directions to surface moisture. You will seldom see a redwood standing alone because high winds will quickly uproot one growing by itself.

When we lived in Wisconsin, occasionally we’d take our kids to UW basketball games. During some of the time-outs, the cheerleaders and pom-pom girls would go through the seating areas and throw little red basketballs into the stands for people to keep as souvenirs.

It was early in my freshman year of high school. I was happy because it was a rare day for me to eat hot lunch in the school cafeteria, rather than the usual bologna sandwich from a brown paper bag.

It happened again. I have a hard time resisting a Wendy’s chocolate Frosty. So much so that it seems every time I buy one, I wind up with a brain freeze.