Friction

It’s been a long time since I read a hard cover book, the kind with pages you turn and need a book mark to keep your place.  I have a sizable library of books on my phone, but a hard cover book?  Not for me.  However, I made an exception and picked up a copy

The Impact of Relatable Emotion

There are only three things that make me tear up, patriotic songs, the suffering of children, and videos of people who hear for the first time in their life after receiving cochlear implants.  Other than that, I’m pretty even keel.  It’s not that I lack emotion, it’s just that it takes a lot to get

Why Things Catch On

When I was in 5th grade I brought a small yo-yo to school.  Smaller than any other yo-yo my classmates had ever seen… they were fascinated.  I wasn’t a yo-yo wizard, but I could make my small yo-yo do just about anything an average sized yo-yo could do.  At recess kids gathered around to watch