Tag: Rock

Trust me, it is much more difficult to reach your goals when the comforts of the lifestyle you want to leave behind taunt you into giving up altogether. Credit: Sevil Yeva via Pexels I follow a beautiful young lady on social media who is a wife and mother. In the year and some change we in...

Maybe things had to get this bad so I could gain clarity about what needs to be done.” Honestly, I have no idea if this is even true, but it’s something I’m trying to tell myself today. I’ve had a lot of different lows and periods of sadness in my life. Lots of trauma and ...

Like many leaders, the extended period of working remotely from home caught me by surprise. I worked hard over the previous decade to refine my meeting facilitation skills. I even created a course on effectively leading problem-solving meetings for a diverse team. Going virtual was a whole different...

Deep Rock Galactic is a cooperative, FPS mining game developed by Danish indie studio, Ghost Ship Games. You play as one of four class specialties, collect important resources, fight alien lifeforms and impress your boss, all while being a dashing dwarf in space… and mostly undergro...

When one thinks of cities with musical legacies in the United States, there are a few obvious choices. Memphis, with the ghosts of Elvis, Carl Perkins, and WC Handy hanging over it, while Al Green presides as the musical reverend, often battles it out with New Orleans, a city where its international...

It is very difficult not to notice Edinburgh Castle, in the capital of Scotland. It is built on top of an inactive, extinct volcano. That rock was inhabited by people for 3000 years. Only after 1355, the Scottish king David II built a castle for his family, a fortified castle. In its long history...

MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA — May 28, 2023 — Rock musician and songwriter Al LoJack, hailing from Miami Beach, Florida, has released a powerful new video titled “Jack Daniels.” Through his thought-provoking lyrics, LoJack delves into the devastating effects of alcoholism, narrating ...

Now I’m as much of a God-fearin’, flag-wavin’, confrontation-avoidin’ patriot as the next guy, but I give credit where credit is due and gosh darn it can those Canadians write a banger. Now sometimes, as was the case in Montreal for our preseason games, they like to show off ...

Sometimes an easy life can seem a little shallow; too protected, no sharp edges and just a little too insulated from the real world. I have worked and saved a long time to add security and an illusion of padding against hardship, yet, too good an exterior can create a hollowness. Imagine a beautiful...

Today, I’m going to tell you about one of my most memorable trips to date, where I traveled to the city of Stavanger and hiked Norway’s Pulpit Rock. I flew out of Oslo where I was spending the week with friends only to return from this journey 24 hours later. For me, it was a bit un...

The Chinese New Year is one of the most important and celebrated festivals in the world. It marks the beginning of a new lunar cycle and the transition from one animal sign to another. In 2024, the Chinese New Year will fall on February 10th, ushering in the Year of the Dragon. The Dragon is...

On a Saturday evening, in the 1100 block of Washington Street, the tranquility of the neighborhood was shattered by the sound of gunshots. Little Rock police swiftly responded to a shots-fired call just after 5:15 p.m. What they encountered was a scene of utmost distress — a vehicle parked in ...

The ‘Great American Melting Pot’ was more than just a catchy tune; it was a metaphor for a diverse, inclusive society that welcomed immigrants from all walks of life. It portrayed America as a harmonious blend of cultures, traditions, languages, and ethnicities, with each adding its uniq...

Pick up any book about 21st century American music and the pages will be dominated by information on the genre’s White and African-American pioneers, from Buddy Holly to James Brown to Miles Davis. It is unlikely, however, that you will read about the influence of artists with a Native America...

The recent news that 30 Rock episodes featuring characters in blackface were being removed from streaming services and syndication was perfectly timed because I’ve been binge-watching Tina Fey’s sitcom for the very first time and I got to see one of those infamous epi...

Since I was a small boy, I’ve had a keen interest in ancient civilisations and archaeology. As an adult, I have been fortunate to be able to travel overseas and visit some amazing historical sites in Jordan, Israel, Egypt, Tunisia, Italy, United Kingdom, Thailand, Cambodia and several of the P...

When looking at an elephant, it may seem logical to assume that it would be related to a large, grey animal like the rhino, but that guess would be wrong. Interestingly, the elephant’s closest relatives look nothing like them. While this topic remains somewhat controversial in the scientific c...

Without a doubt, the title holder for “World’s Toughest Rock” (not a mineral, but a rock) has to go to Banded Iron Formation, or at least to a related variety of ironstone (there are several). Anyone who’s ever dealt with Banded Iron Formation, which we usually refer to as...

Everything is made up of different components. For example, the human body is made of proteins, cells, etc. Basic things like water (Hydrogen and Oxygen), air (nitrogen and oxygen), or random things like basketballs (leather and rubber) are made of different materials that give specific things certa...

Two boulders, six meters (20 feet) high, stand atop their own pedestals, separated by a perfectly smooth crack. This view through the center of the fissure that separates the two sides of the Al Naslaa rock formation showcases how smoothly and cleanly the crack appears separating the two piec...

All rocks and minerals are formed through a process called the rock cycle. This cycle is responsible for creating all types of rocks, which are divided into three main categories based on how they were formed. These types are igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic, and are each formed at a different ...

When I was a young’un, I wanted to be an archeologist because I couldn’t grasp that I wanted to be a geologist. I thought the study of rocks was archeology because I had no earthly idea. Back then, I thought primatology was the study of 1, 3, 5, 7, 11, and 13 — but, nope. I...

Cap rock is a rock that forms a laterally continuous impermeable seal above and around a hydrocarbon reservoir such that hydrocarbon fluids become trapped below the rock. Cap rock detection is significant when searching for a hydrocarbon reservoir and locating the perfect spot for CO2 injection. ...

The rock stands at 6 meters tall and 9 meters wide, adorned with intricate petroglyphs on its southeast face. Composed of sedimentary rocks displaying signs of weathering, the most captivating feature of Al Naslaa is a perfectly straight crack dividing it into twin layers of sandstone. This split is...

Since I was a small boy, I’ve had a keen interest in ancient civilisations and archaeology. As an adult, I have been fortunate to be able to travel overseas and visit some amazing historical sites in Jordan, Israel, Egypt, Tunisia, Italy, United Kingdom, Thailand, Cambodia and several of the P...

I looked at the menu and thought I’d like a scoop of chocolate chip fudge in my waffle cone. Standing in line the woman in front of me had a pair of Mickey Mouse pajama pants and some faux-wool insulated crocs. She seemed to be a nurse, or maybe in nursing school, by the fact that she was talk...