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Category: Inspiration (Page 3 of 5)

The First Ferris Wheel

The original Ferris wheel

The kids and I recently read The Great Wheel by Robert Lawson about the building of the first Ferris wheel. The Ferris wheels I have seen and ridden are tiny in comparison to the first one, built to a whopping 264 feet (or 25 stories) in 1893 by Pittsburgh bridge-builder, George Ferris. The wheel was meant to rival the Eiffel Tower and was showcased at the World’s Colombian Exposition in Chicago.

To give you an idea of how grandiose it was, each “car” on a typical Ferris wheel can hold 2 people. The cars on the Great Wheel, however, Continue reading

Thomas Alva Edison

Thomas Edison

We read a couple of children’s books about Thomas Edison last week. I especially enjoyed Young Thomas Edison by Micheal Dooling. The oil illustrations are beautiful. We also watched a A&E biography about Edison. Here are some quick facts that we learned about him. Continue reading

McKee’s Africa

Seems like I’ve done a lot of music posts lately. Well, this is one worth it, I think.

We discovered the very talented Andy McKee a few months ago, and we keep going back to play his version of Toto’s Africa. For those not familiar with the guitar, notice how many of the sounds are produced by non-strumming actions.

Finding Internal Freedom

“For we are always what our situations hand us. It’s either sadness or euphoria.”

— Billy Joel

. . . now for a different view . . .

“To be subjected to our lusts, and to yield to them, is the most extreme form of slavery. To keep those lusts in subjection is the only liberty.”

— Clement of Alexandria (c. 195 A.D.)

The Dream

“There are those who say that the liberation of humanity, the freedom of man and mind, is nothing but a dream. They are right. It is the American Dream.”

–Archibald MacLeish

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