Comedian Yakov Smirnoff writes: “Coming from the Soviet Union, I was not prepared for the incredible variety of products available in American grocery stores. While on my first shopping trip, I saw powdered milk —…
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MODERN LIFE -- THE COMPUTER AGE I read a review of a book entitled The Policeman's Beard is Half Constructed (Warner Books, New York, 1984). It is a book that was written by a computer…
SCIENCE AND THEOLOGY -- SHOW THE OPEN HORIZON "What is the relationship between Science and Theology? The relationship has never been closer, because it is mathematics and physics which now point beyond the natural world.…
THE ONE THAT WON HER HEART Randy Spencer of Falls Creek, Pennsylvania sent in the following observations: r15840 My daughter, like the typical American girl, has had her share of dolls and stuffed animals. Today,…
THE POWER THAT TAKES US UP One day in Lucerne, Switzerland, a man went up to the summit of Mount Pilatus in a cable car operated by hydraulic power. As he ascended, he marveled at…
COMMERCIAL COMMUNICATION In the first twenty years of an American kid's life, he or she will see something approaching one million television commercials at the rate of about a thousand a week. This makes the…
THE HUMAN WAY OF THINKING I found the following story in the popular new book, In Search of Excellence: Lessons From America's Best-Run Companies by Thomas J. Peters and Robert H. Waterman, Jr. (Harper &…
COMPUTERS Computer forecasts are no more reliable than the assumptions on which they are based. If, in 1895, we had put into a computer the number of horses expected to be needed for transportation in…
ELECTRONIC PROGRESS A computer expert reveals that it would take a hundred clerks working for a hundred years to make a mistake as monumental as a single computer can make in 1/1000 of a second.
SERVICES Do you believe God is everywhere? If so let our computer pray for you, over 100,000 prayers each month. Send $2 donation for brochure, Bishop Skousen, Universal Life Church, Box -- etc., etc. File…
SIGNS OF THE TIMES The big thing today is computer dating. If you don't know how to run a computer, it really dates you.
MODERN SCENE What's the difference between a used car salesman and a computer salesman? Answer: The used car salesman knows when he's lying.
A REMOTE HOPE A few years ago a young man in the metropolitan New York area took a step before his death at 24 which he thought would safeguard his future. Upon his death, Steven…
WISDOM FROM WOODY ALLEN Regarding science, Woody Allen stated at the conclusion of a recent commencement address: Science has taught us how to pasteurize cheese -- but what about the H-Bomb? Have you ever seen…
EXCELLENCE We use this broad, generic word to speak of many things. A thing is excellent if it is of high quality, if it stands above the pack and excels, it is above the average.…
GET HELP AND GUIDANCE Picture this -- two kindergarten children -- side by side, equal intelligence, equal advantages. Both are forming letters. One is making awkward childish letters, the other is making lovely, well-formed letters.…
THE LITTLE SECRETS OF SNOW FLAKES The complex shapes and uniqueness of snowflakes have confounded scientists for hundreds of years. In the past, it was generally recognized that the formation of a snowflake is a…
TRENDS/OPPORTUNITIES One of the books I have most enjoyed in recent days is Megatrends by John Naisbitt (Warner Books, $15.50). The subtitle is "Ten New Directions Transforming Our Lives." John Naisbitt is the chairman of…
FOLLOWING I read a magazine article about an interesting technology contest. Each competitor had to create a robotic mouse which would race through a maze trying to find the end. The mouse that completed the…
SHORT-TERM HEDONISM We live in a culture that worships comfort. During this century we have seen the greatest assault on discomfort in the history of the human race. We have learned to control our environment…
