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St. Augustine - America's Oldest City or Oldest Tourist Trap?

St. Augustine is rich with history, but packed within the city walls are also tourist traps.  I review a recent trip to the city along with some great highlights and fun activities we located along the way.  Come along with me and I'll show you!

It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year for Movies

Christmas traditions include many things - family time, great snacks and cheesy Christmas movies among them.  Some of the movies are good, though, and these are a few of my favorite things.  Learn about our Christmas collection and why each movie holds a special place in my heart.

The Amazing Inventions that Surround Our Everyday Lives

Do you ever think about inventions?  Probably not.  We take many of them for granted and unfortunately, many have been relegated to the dusty history books, where they have been forgotten.  Come aboard this week and learn about inventions, inventors, the perils and benefits of technology and finally, about Tanaka Hisashige - Japan's most amazing inventor.

Changing Worldviews, part 2

Looking at the topic of worldviews through a trip to the desert and how we can handle judgment of the past, as well as working on understanding others viewpoints.

How do we continually change our worldview?

Everyone has a worldview.  Everyone will also be subjected to changes in that.  Sometimes willingly, sometimes not.  How do we cope with these changes and what can we expect from them?