Nows and Forevers

Imagine all of the world’s knowledge on one computer disc, just in case. Well, you don’t have to imagine it. A nonprofit, the Arch Mission Foundation, has actually done it multiple times. “Our modern civilization, the most technically advanced in human history, has no backup,” the Arch Mission Foundation says on its website. “If a… Continue reading

My mother, Harriet (Davies) Shelton, died 30 years ago today. She was 48 years old. Today, I drove six hours to her hometown of West Pittston, Pennsylvania, to visit her resting place and to put flowers in her memory at the First United Methodist Church. Here she was baptized, confirmed and, after many years of… Continue reading

Vacationer on Japan Airlines plane in Tokyo airport collision recalls a ‘big boom’ and a dash for survival — Read on www.wsj.com/business/airlines/inside-a-flaming-jet-367-passengers-had-minutes-to-flee-heres-how-they-did-it-f0e3c2dc If this isn’t one of the most amazing stories of survival on an airplane, then I don’t know what is. Kudos to the crew who kept their heads and did what they were… Continue reading