Kids Say the Darnedest Things

The older I get the more it seems time flies by and my children are growing up too fast. My oldest child always did seem to be much older than his actual age. When he was around 10 years old his pet parakeet was acting weird so he picked the bird up in his hands. The bird – a white parakeet, who he had named “Rainbow” because he loved it “more than all the colors of the rainbow” – proceeded to die right in the palm of his little hand. My son was traumatized and was crying uncontrollably. No matter … Continue reading

Why Do We Call It a Ring Finger?

The third finger on our left hands is our ring finger. It’s the ring we place engagement rings on and wear we wear our wedding rings. It’s a very important finger in the grand scheme of things. But where do all of these different finger meanings come from. The Ring Finger Well over 2000 years ago, Greek physicians believed that a special vein of love connected the ring finger to the heart. Because of this, the finger became naturally associated with affairs of the heart and placing a ring on it bound the heart to a commitment. The ring finger … Continue reading