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Willard Ray was the best teacher-player. He was a man, of course, and the only male teacher I had at Oak Grove Ridge School. He was fairly big and strong and could hit the ball a mile. Left field was … Continue reading →

Is it true that too much glucose in your blood is bad for you, and that glucose can increase aging? Glucose is a type of sugar that is in the blood. Glucose comes from carbohydrate foods and is the main … Continue reading →

Whoever laid out Oak Grove School did not have softball in mind. We had a terrible field. We thought it was fine at the time and just accepted what we had. The only level spot on the field was the … Continue reading →

If a person eats one pound of food, does that mean one pound of weight is put on a person? Yes and No. Yes, if a 180 pound person ate one pound of “Death By Cheesecake”, that person would weigh … Continue reading →

The favorite game was softball for fourth-graders and up. But there wasn’t enough time to get a game in. Since recess lasted ten minutes, we had to settle for catch or hit fly balls or grounders. Noon lunch was longer, … Continue reading →

Dowsing is controversial and has many ardent adherents.  There are people that will swear on a stack of Bibles that they have used water witching and dowsing or have witnessed finding water or underground pipes or wires. But controlled tests … Continue reading →

After we had completed our fanning oats duty, we went off to school. We walked to schoolwith  the Kozelka kids. Seems we all had nicknames and those would change from time to time. Gloria Kozelka was called “morning glory” after … Continue reading →

If we’re talking about a cross between a human and a Holstein cow-well, that’s not going to happen. But in fact, animal-human hybrid work has been going on for a number of years in labs all over the world.  Thousands … Continue reading →

  A plant response that involves a specific movement  is  called tropism from the Greek word  “to turn”. And any factor that brings forth such a response is called a stimulus. Tests done way back in 1806 confirmed that gravity … Continue reading →

The Kozelkas had a big brown lab dog that answered to Curly. In his prime, Curly walked to and from school each day. Curly hung out around the school building, and earned his keep by retrieving our softballs that were … Continue reading →