EngineerGal's Tales

“The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be ignited.” ~ Plutarch I have a superhero hiding in my neighborhood. Sh...

"Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American people themselves and the only way they could...

"We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey." ~Kenji Miyazawa An excerpt from President Obama's rema...

"Not all readers are leaders, but all leaders are readers." ~Harry S. Truman For over 40 years UNESCO    has been celeb...

"Vanity dies hard; in some obstinate cases it outlives the man." ~Robert Louis Stevenson I have a secret to confess: I dye...

Are you READY?!? In fact, my friends and family are currently saying:  Today's post is proudly inspired by the: ...

September is World Alzheimer's Awareness Month.   My Dad (1931-2009)  In honor of my amazing father, please educate ...

"Truth is such a rare thing, it is delightful to tell it." ~Emily Dickinson Okay, I know this is NOT a political blog (and...

"It's a shallow life that doesn't give a person a few scars." -Garrison Keillor   Especially Double Fasciotomie...

"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." -Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. King, my hat...